consumption

Noun
  1. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (synset 100839759)
    is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
    subtypes:
    same as: ingestion, intake, uptake
  2. Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body (synset 114167546)
    is a type of: t.b., tb, tuberculosis - 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)
    same as: phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague
  3. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing (synset 113472977)
    "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
    referred to in: 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
    is a type of: demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
    subtypes: conspicuous consumption - buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
    same as: economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
  4. The act of consuming something (synset 100357193)
    is a type of: depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly
    subtypes: burnup - the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
    same as: expenditure, using up

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