Consumption (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The act of consuming something.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Expenditure
• Using Up

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Ingestion
• Intake
• Uptake

Hypernyms

• Bodily Function
• Activity
• Body Process

Hyponyms

• Deglutition
• Feeding
• Suck
• Imbibition
• Drink
• Suction
• Imbibing

Related Words

• Consume (verb)

Meaning ³

Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• White Plague
• Phthisis
• Wasting Disease
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Hypernyms

• Tuberculosis
• T.B.

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Use
• Economic Consumption
• Use Of Goods And Services
• Usance