consumption

consumption
con|sump|tion
W3 [kənˈsʌmpʃən] n [U]
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1¦(amount used)¦
2¦(food/drink)¦
3¦(buying)¦
4 for general/public/private etc consumption
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: consumptio, from consumere; CONSUME]
1.) ¦(AMOUNT USED)¦
the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used
→↑consume
energy/fuel etc consumption
▪ dramatic rises in fuel consumption
▪ Vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.
2.) ¦(FOOD/DRINK)¦
a) formal the act of eating or drinking
→↑consume consumption of
▪ The consumption of alcohol on the premises is forbidden.
fit/unfit for human consumption
(=safe or not safe to eat)
▪ The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
b) the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
alcohol/tobacco/caffeine etc consumption
▪ The Government wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40%.
3.) ¦(BUYING)¦
the act of buying and using products
→↑consume, consumer ↑consumer
▪ art intended for mass consumption (=to be bought, seen etc by lots of people)
▪ China's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced) .
conspicuous consumption
(=when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich)
4.) for general/public/private etc consumption
intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people
▪ secret policy documents that are not for public consumption
5.) old-fashioned ↑tuberculosis

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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