Consumption
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of consuming something
- §2
- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- §3
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- §4
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body