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consumption - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
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ingestion,
intake,
uptake |
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activity,
bodily function,
bodily process,
body process any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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eating,
feeding the act of consuming food
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deglutition,
drink,
swallow the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
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suck,
sucking,
suction the act of sucking
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drinking,
imbibing,
imbibition the act of consuming liquids
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consumption - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" |
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usance,
use |
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demand the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
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economics,
economic science,
political economy the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
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conspicuous consumption buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
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consumption - the act of consuming something |
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expenditure |
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depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
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burnup the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
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