consumption
noun
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the act of consuming somethingusing upexpenditure
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the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)intakeingestionuptake
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(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing“the consumption of energy has increased steadily”useusanceeconomic consumptionuse of goods and services
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involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the bodywhite plaguepulmonary tuberculosisphthisiswasting disease