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con·sump·tion
 consumption
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suhmp
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of using up or consuming.
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| definition 2: |
the result of such an act; the quantity consumed.
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| definition 3: |
the purchase of goods and services.
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| definition 4: |
a wasting away of living tissue or of the body, esp. when caused by tuberculosis of the lungs.
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| related words: |
drain, possession, take |
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