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Consumption

nounid 26054·updated May 18, 2026
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(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

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economic consumptionexpenditureingestionintakephthisispulmonary tuberculosisuptakeusanceuseuse of goods and servicesusing upwasting diseasewhite plague
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Consumptions
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Consumption's
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Consumptions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§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

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