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Definition consumption in British English

consumption noun

[uncountable] noun
/kənˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n/
1

the use of something such as fuel or energy, or the amount that people use

Example

The government is determined to reduce the UK's total energy consumption.

Example

Many newer cars have a much lower fuel consumption.

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legacy upcycling user
1.1

the process of buying or using goods, or the amount that people buy or use

Example

When national income rises, so does consumption.

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account acquisition a run on something
2

the process of eating, drinking, or smoking something

Example

Most of the meat was unfit for human consumption.

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eat swallow have drink swallow have
2.1

the amount that someone eats, drinks, or smokes

Example

Most people need to increase their daily consumption of fruit and vegetables.

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a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
3

an old word for the lung disease 'tuberculosis'

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AIDS amoebic dysentery avian flu
Definition consumption in British English