consumption

con-sump-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The using up of a resource.

  2. 2.

    The eating, drinking, or ingesting of something.

  3. 3.

    The purchase and use of goods and services.

  4. 4.

    (Historical/Medical) Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    for consumption — intended to be consumed
  • •
    personal consumption — individual spending on goods
  • •
    conspicuous consumption — spending to display wealth

Related words

Antonyms: creation, production
See also: consume, consumer, use
Synonyms: expenditure, usage, use

Etymology

From Latin "consumptio" meaning a using up, from "consumere" (to use up).