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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | consumptio, from consumere; CONSUME |
Related topics:1 the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used [↪ consume]
amount used
energy/fuel etc consumption 
dramatic rises in fuel consumptionVigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.
dramatic rises in fuel consumptionVigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.2
food/drink
a) formal the act of eating or drinking [↪ consume]
fit/unfit for human consumption (=safe or not safe to eat) The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.b) the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
3 the act of buying and using products [↪ consume, consumer]: China's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced).
buying
PEChina's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced). conspicuous consumption (=when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich)
4 intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people : figures that are not for public consumption
for general/public/private etc consumption
figures that are not for public consumption5MI old-fashioned tuberculosis
