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 [kənˈsʌmpʃən]

n

1. the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc.

2. (Economics) Economics expenditure on goods and services for final personal use

3. the quantity consumed

4. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a condition characterized by a wasting away of the tissues of the body, esp as seen in tuberculosis of the lungs

[from Latin consumptiō a wasting, from consūmere to consume]

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 The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption.

2. eating, drinking, ingestion food and drink which is not fit for human consumption

3. (Old-fashioned) tuberculosis, atrophy, T.B., emaciation an opera about a prostitute dying of consumption in a garret

Translations

consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] N

1. [of food, fuel etc] (= act, amount) → consumo m
not fit for human consumption [food] → no apto para el consumo humano

2. (o.f.) (= tuberculosis) → tisis f

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consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃ^ən] n

[food, drink] → consommation f
not fit for human consumption → non comestible

(= use) [energy, goods] → consommation f

(fig) for sb's consumption → à l'attention de qn
not for public consumption → non destiné(e) au grand public

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consumption

n

(of fuel etc) → Konsum m; (of food also) → Verzehr m (geh); (of non-edible products) → Verbrauch m; this letter is for private consumption only (inf) → der Brief ist nur für den privaten Gebrauch; not fit for human consumption → zum Verzehr ungeeignet; world consumption of oil → Weltölverbrauch m; his daily consumption of two bottles of wine → sein täglicher Konsum von zwei Flaschen Wein

(Med old) → Auszehrung f (old), → Schwindsucht f

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consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃ/ən] n

a. (of food, fuel) → consumo
not fit for human consumption → non commestibile

b. (old) (tuberculosis) → consunzione f

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consumption consume