Consumption

/kənsˈʌmpʃən/

/kənˈsəmpʃən/, /kənˈsəmʃən/

Consumption

the action or process of using a resource such as energy or food

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

synonyms : ingestion

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

synonyms : phthisis

Examples

1. I have decided to cut down on my consumption of dairy products due to lactose intolerance.

2. So consumption drops.

3. What is consumption?

4. It lubricates consumption.