consumption
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consumption
- /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
Rhymes with -ʌmpʃən
Where it comes from
From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin cōnsūmptiō, from cōnsūmō + -tiō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”). Equivalent to consume + -tion.
noun consumptions
- The act of eating, drinking or using. The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
- The amount consumed. gross national consumption
- The act of consuming or destroying. The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
- The wasting away of the human body through disease.
- Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc. And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
- Alcoholism as it precipitates a person's death (especially of natural causes).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ingestion, intake, uptake, wasting disease, phthisis, white plague, pulmonary tuberculosis, use, expenditure, usance, economic consumption, using up, consumed, consumable, consume, absorption
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noun the amount consumed
| Español | consumo, consumición |
|---|---|
| Português | consumo |
| Français | consommation |
| Deutsch | Verbrauch, Verbrauchswert, Verzehr, Konsum, Bedarf |
| Italiano | consumo |
| Ελληνικά | κατανάλωση katanálosi |
| Română | consum |
| Русский | потребле́ние potreblénije, расхо́д rasxód |
noun the act of consuming something
| Español | consumo, consunción, consumición, consumimiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소비 sobi |
| 日本語 | 消費 shōhi |
| 中文 | 消費 /消费 xiāofèi |
| हिन्दी | उपभोग upbhog, अनुभोग anubhog, सेवन sevan |
| Português | consumo |
| Français | consommation |
| Deutsch | Konsum, Verzehr, Verbrauch, Aufnahme |
| Italiano | consumo |
| Ελληνικά | κατανάλωση katanálosi |
| Română | consum |
| Русский | потребле́ние potreblénije |
| العربية | اِسْتِهْلَاك istihlāk |
| עברית | צריכה tzrikha |
noun wasting-away of the human body through disease
| Español | consunción, consumimiento |
|---|---|
| Français | consomption |
| Deutsch | Auszehrung, Konsumption, Konsumtion |
| Italiano | consunzione, deperimento |
| Ελληνικά | φθίση fthísi |
| Русский | истоще́ние istoščénije |
Talk about this word "consumption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consumption. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consumption. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consumption "consumption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consumption.Cite this
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title = {consumption},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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