CONSUMPTION
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1S1U1M3P3T1I1O1N1 = 17
Definition
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). — synonyms: ingestion, intake, uptake
- noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body. — synonyms: pulmonary_tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting_disease, white_plague
- noun (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. — synonyms: economic_consumption, usance, use, use_of_goods_and_services
- noun the act of consuming something. — synonyms: using_up, expenditure
Examples
- “the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
- “The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.”
- “gross national consumption”