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consumption [n]

1)	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Synonyms :

ingestion intake uptake

See Also:

activity consume eating deglutition suck drinking

2)	involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Synonyms :

phthisis pulmonary_tuberculosis wasting_disease white_plague

See Also:

t.b.

3)	(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

Synonyms :

economic_consumption usance use use_of_goods_and_services

4)	the act of consuming something

Synonyms :

expenditure using_up

See Also:

depletion expend burnup

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