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consumption (oh)



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1 ?amount used?
2 ?food/drink?
3 ?buying?
4 for general/public/private etc consumption
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: consumptio, from consumere; CONSUME]
?AMOUNT USED?
the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used
-see also consume consume
energy/fuel etc consumption
::dramatic rises in fuel consumption
::Vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.
?FOOD/DRINK?
a) formal the act of eating or drinking
-see also consume consume consumption of
::The consumption of alcohol on the premises is forbidden.
fit/unfit for human consumption
(=safe or not safe to eat)
::The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
b) the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
alcohol/tobacco/caffeine etc consumption
::The Government wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40%.
?BUYING?
the act of buying and using products
-see also consume consume, consumer consumer
::art intended for mass consumption (=to be bought, seen etc by lots of people)
::China's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced) .
conspicuous consumption
(=when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich)
for general/public/private etc consumption
intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people
::secret policy documents that are not for public consumption
old-fashioned tuberculosis