consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən 
1
a
: the act or process of consuming
consumption of food
consumption of resources
b
: use by or exposure to a particular group or audience
The document was not intended for public consumption.
2
: use of something
the jet's high consumption of fuel
the consumption of electricity
3
a
b
: a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis
Examples of consumption in a Sentence
The jet's high fuel consumption makes it expensive to operate.
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Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
The truth is, after losing revenue for nine of the last 15 years, in a market where oversupply and price wars made foreign steel more attractive (now 25 percent of U.S. domestic consumption), the deal was a lifeline for U.S. Steel.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In Kaohsiung, Taiwan, TSMC’s three factories account for 18% of the city’s total electricity consumption, said Cheng Tai-Chun from Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s particularly relevant given that most of the world’s production and consumption of fossil fuels takes place outside the United States and Europe.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
The truth is, after losing revenue for nine of the last 15 years, in a market where oversupply and price wars made foreign steel more attractive (now 25 percent of U.S. domestic consumption), the deal was a lifeline for U.S. Steel.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In Kaohsiung, Taiwan, TSMC’s three factories account for 18% of the city’s total electricity consumption, said Cheng Tai-Chun from Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s particularly relevant given that most of the world’s production and consumption of fossil fuels takes place outside the United States and Europe.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən
1
a
: the act or process of consuming
b
: the amount consumed
2
a
: a gradual and continuous wasting away of the body especially from tuberculosis of the lungs
b
Medical Definition
consumption
noun
con·sump·tion
kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən
1
: a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis
2
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