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Consumption
see synonyms of consumptionNoun
1. consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2. consumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
3. consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
Example Sentences:'the consumption of energy has increased steadily'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Consumption
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Consumption
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Consumption
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