consumption

con·sump·tion  (kn-smpshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of consuming.

b. The state of being consumed.

c. An amount consumed.

2. Economics The using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods.

3. Pathology

a. A progressive wasting of body tissue.

b. Pulmonary tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use.

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[Middle English consumpcioun, from Latin cnsmpti, cnsmptin-, a consuming, from cnsmptus, past participle of cnsmere, to consume; see consume.]

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consumption

Noun

1. the quantity of something consumed or used: for such a powerful car, fuel consumption is modest

2. the act of eating or drinking something: this meat is unfit for human consumption

3. Econ purchase of goods and services for personal use

4. Old-fashioned tuberculosis of the lungs

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consumption - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) ingestion, intake, uptake eating, feeding - the act of consuming food deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	2.	consumption - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague T.B., tuberculosis, TB - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
	3.	consumption - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" economic consumption, use of goods and services, usance, use economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management conspicuous consumption - buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
	4.	consumption - the act of consuming something       using up, expenditure depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly burnup - the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)

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consumption

noun 1. using up, use, loss, waste, drain, consuming, expenditure, exhaustion, depletion, utilization, dissipation

noun 2. (Old-fashioned) tuberculosis, atrophy, T.B., emaciation

Translations

consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] n → consumo;

(MED) → tisis f;

not fit for human consumption → no apto para el consumo humano

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consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] n → consommation f;

not fit for human consumption → non comestible

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consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] consume n → Verbrauch m;

(of food) → Verzehr m;

(of drinks, buying) → Konsum m;

(Med) → Schwindsucht f;

not fit for human consumption consume → zum Verzehr ungeeignet

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consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] n → consumo;

(MED) → consunzione f;

not fit for human consumption → non commestibile

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consumption consume