consumption

1350–1400; Middle English consumpcyon (<Middle French ) <Latin consūmptiōn- (stem of consūmptiō) a consuming, wasting, equivalent to consūmpt(us), past participle of consūmere to consume (con-con- + sūmp- (variant stem of sūmere to take up, spend) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM consumption

non·con·sump·tion, nouno·ver·con·sump·tion, nounpre·con·sump·tion, nounself-con·sump·tion, noun

un·der·con·sump·tion, noun

Words nearby consumption

consuming, consummate, consummation, consummatory behavior, consummatory behaviour, consumption, consumption goods, consumption tax, consumption weed, consumptive, cont.

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How to use consumption in a sentence

This will put a lid on overall consumption recovery as the low-income population far outnumbers high-income ones.
Haves and Have-Nots: Pandemic Recovery Explodes China’s Wealth Gap|Daniel Malloy|August 19, 2020|Ozy
China in recent years has made concerted efforts to focus its economy less on trade, and more on goods and services for domestic consumption.
It would cost $1 trillion to move global supply chains out of China—but the long-term gains could be worth it|reymashayekhi|August 19, 2020|Fortune
A sharp increase in consumption — and a dip in savings — in China and India helped the world economy recover after 2008.
Sunday Magazine: A World in Need|Daniel Malloy|August 16, 2020|Ozy
Narayan believes that China’s domestic consumption could pick up sooner than India’s, and that consumption could support global growth.
Could the Recession Revive the Savings Gene in China and India?|Pallabi Munsi|August 16, 2020|Ozy

Data from Apple News’ ad-supported side suggests more consumption may be responsible.
‘A shady move’: Apple News+ Safari change automatically redirecting traffic to itself infuriates publishers|Max Willens|August 12, 2020|Digiday
A wine consumption map of the U.S. is as fallible as that wine map of Europe.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The highest per capita wine consumption in the world is in the Vatican.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we have a long way to go before we can match the French in individual consumption.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the video, Brown misspoke slightly on the number of turkeys killed each year for consumption.
A Turkey's View of Thanksgiving|The Daily Beast Video|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Excessive alcohol consumption is a major public health problem in the United States.
Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics|Gabrielle Glaser|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To-day men of science are trying to conquer the horrors of cancer and smallpox, and rabies and consumption.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The cost of erection and the consumption of coal are not above one-third of a Boulton and Watt's, to perform the same work.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
But speaking broadly, consumption goods, present or future, are the end in sight of the industrial struggle.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Please remember that under socialism the scramble for wealth is limited; no man can own capital, but only consumption goods.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
That was "back in the Sixties," when his lapses were as far apart as they were unrivalled in consumption, span, and pyrotechny.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for consumption

consumption

/ (kənˈsʌmpʃən) /

noun

the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc

economics expenditure on goods and services for final personal use

the quantity consumed

pathol a condition characterized by a wasting away of the tissues of the body, esp as seen in tuberculosis of the lungs

Word Origin for consumption

C14: from Latin consumptiō a wasting, from consūmere to consume

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