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| con·sump·tion [ kən súmpsh'n ] |
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1. act of eating or drinking: the eating or drinking of something, or the amount that somebody eats or drinks
  unfit for human consumption
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2. act of using something up: the use of natural resources or fuels, or the amount of resources or fuels used
consumption of fossil fuels
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3. consumer expenditure: the purchase and use of goods and services by consumers, or the quantity of goods and services purchased
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4. wasting disease: any condition that causes progressive wasting of the tissues, especially tuberculosis of the lungs
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin consumption-< consumere (see consume)] |
