consumption

The word “consumption” means the act of eating, drinking, or using something up. In plain terms, the amount of something used, eaten, or drunk; historically, also a name for tuberculosis.

“Consumption” is pronounced kuhn-SUHMP-shuhn (/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ in IPA).

Here is “consumption” used in a sentence: “Household energy consumption rises sharply in winter.”

“Consumption” is a noun.

The word “consumption” comes from Latin. From Latin consumptio, from consumere ("to consume"). Equivalent to consume + -tion.

“Consumption” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Consumption” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the act of eating, drinking, or using something up.

Consumption usually implies using something up so that it is reduced or gone, as with food, fuel, or electricity. Use is broader and does not necessarily deplete the thing, since you can use a tool without consuming it.

Consumption is spending on goods and services that are used to satisfy needs and wants. Expenditure is the wider category of all spending, which also includes investment and saving that is not immediate consumption.

Historically, consumption was the common name for pulmonary tuberculosis, a wasting disease. The term reflected how the illness seemed to consume the body, causing sufferers to lose weight and waste away over time.

Production is the making or supplying of goods and services, while consumption is the using up of those goods and services. The two are opposite ends of the same economic cycle.