consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən 
1
a
: the act or process of consuming
consumption of food
consumption of resources
b
: use by or exposure to a particular group or audience
The document was not intended for public consumption.
2
: use of something
the jet's high consumption of fuel
the consumption of electricity
3
a
b
: a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis
Examples of consumption in a Sentence
The jet's high fuel consumption makes it expensive to operate.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ours is a friendship forged through and powered by the consumption of Chinese food.
—
Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Patients can often manage the condition by limiting their consumption of high-carbohydrate foods and taking probiotics.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2024
China’s consumption of ejiao has increased with the country’s wealth.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
But that shifted last year as Chinese consumption of jewelry, bars and coins swelled to record levels.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
About 20% of the world’s daily consumption of oil passes through it every day.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The meatball was not created for consumption, but to represent animals that have disappeared due to planetary warming and showcase how cultured meat can fill the gap (human hunting and the melting of the icebergs are believed to have driven woolly mammoths to extinction).
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The patients, none of whom had a history of heart disease or stroke at the time, were asked about their alcohol consumption during a primary care visit as part of a Kaiser alcohol screening initiative.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 10 Apr. 2024
Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Patients can often manage the condition by limiting their consumption of high-carbohydrate foods and taking probiotics.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2024
China’s consumption of ejiao has increased with the country’s wealth.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
But that shifted last year as Chinese consumption of jewelry, bars and coins swelled to record levels.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
About 20% of the world’s daily consumption of oil passes through it every day.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The meatball was not created for consumption, but to represent animals that have disappeared due to planetary warming and showcase how cultured meat can fill the gap (human hunting and the melting of the icebergs are believed to have driven woolly mammoths to extinction).
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
The patients, none of whom had a history of heart disease or stroke at the time, were asked about their alcohol consumption during a primary care visit as part of a Kaiser alcohol screening initiative.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 10 Apr. 2024
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Copy CitationKids Definition
consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən
1
a
: the act or process of consuming
b
: the amount consumed
2
a
: a gradual and continuous wasting away of the body especially from tuberculosis of the lungs
b
Medical Definition
consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən
1
: a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis
2
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