consumption
[noun]
Synonyms:
- using up, depletion, diminution, dissipation, exhaustion, expenditure, loss, waste
- tuberculosis, T.B.

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con‧sump‧tion W3 AC /kənˈsʌmpʃən/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: consumption, consumer; verb: consume]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: 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:
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:
figures that are not for public consumption

5. old-fashioned tuberculosis

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

consumption
noun
ADJ. heavy, high the country with the highest fuel consumption in the world
low | average | overall, total | excessive | conspicuous (= buying expensive goods in order to impress people and show how rich you are) | annual, daily Annual consumption of wine has risen from five to eleven litres per head.
per capita | domestic, local, home It is important that the recovery be export-led rather than led by domestic consumption. Half the small crop was kept for home consumption.
foreign, world | household | individual, personal | mass | public | private | future households that save for future consumption
alcohol, beer, cigarette, food, meat, tobacco, water | electricity, energy, fuel, gas, oil, petrol, power
QUANT. level
VERB + CONSUMPTION boost, encourage, increase, stimulate Doctors say that children need to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables. The industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate consumption.
cut down, reduce You need to reduce your alcohol consumption.
CONSUMPTION + VERB go up, increase, rise | decline, decrease, fall, go down
CONSUMPTION + NOUN expenditure, spending | figures, levels | habits, patterns
PREP. for sb's ~ (= intended to be read or heard by sb) The documents were for the committee rather than for public consumption.
PHRASES fit/unfit for human consumption (= safe/not safe to be eaten) meat that is unfit for human consumption

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

consumption

high/low
People should stop using expensive cars with a high petrol consumption.
total consumption
Total consumption of petrol has risen by 20%.
domestic consumption (=use of something in the country where it is produced)
Domestic consumption of oil has increased.
household consumption (=use in the home)
The government is encouraging us to reduce our household consumption of water.
energy consumption
Over a quarter of our energy consumption is in the home.
fuel/electricity/gas consumption
There are three possible methods of reducing oil consumption.
reduce consumption
The system will be introduced into all stores to reduce energy consumption by up to 10%
cut consumption (=reduce it)
a plan to cut energy consumption by 40%
consumption rises/increases/goes up
Consumption of unleaded fuel rose by 17% in 1992.
consumption falls/decreases/goes down
Coal consumption has fallen dramatically.

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