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    consumption
    1. The using up of something, especially the rate at which it is used. ... 2. Obsolete term for a wasting of the tissues of the body, usually tuberculous. ... Origin: L. Con-sumo, pp. -sumptus, to take up wholly, use up, waste ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    consumption
    using up noun the act of consuming something
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    consumption
    economic consumption noun (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; `the consumption of energy has increased steadily`
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    consumption
    intake noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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    Consumption
    The use of a product or service by an end user until it has no remaining value. :: Food Safety Promotion Board (8th Edition)
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    consumption
    (kәn-sump´shәn) the act of consuming, or the process of being consumed. a wasting away of the body. oxygen consumption the amount of oxygen consumed by the tissues of the body, usually measured as the oxygen uptake in the lung. The normal value is 250 mL...
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    Consumption
    • (n.) The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction. • (n.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also ...
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    consumption
    in economics, the use of goods and services by households. Consumption is distinct from consumption expenditure, which is the purchase of goods and ... [18 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/133
    
    
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    consumption
    consumption 1. The action or fact of consuming or destroying; destruction. 2. The dissipation of moisture by evaporation. 3. Wasting of the body by disease; a wasting disease; now applied specifically to pulmonary consumption or phthisis. 4. Wasteful expenditure, waste. 5. The using up of material, ...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2068/2
    
    
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    Consumption
    [economics] Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by comparison to production. But the precise definition can vary because different schools of economists define production quite diffe...
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    consumption
    consumption = is the spending by households on goods and services...
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    consumption
    consumption, in economics, direct utilization of goods and services by consumers, not including the use of means of production, such as machinery and factories (see capital). Consumption can be divided into public and private sectors. Consumption is also viewed as a basically subjective phenomenon, ...
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    Consumption
    Consumption, or Phthisis was a name formerly given for various diseases known by emaciation (serious loss of weight), debility, cough, hectic fever, and purulent expectoration, particularly tuberculosis which was unknown at the time. The predisposing causes were believed to be very variable, and aro...
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