consumption
The act of eating, drinking or using.
Example
“The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.”
Other meanings
The amount consumed.
“gross national consumption”
The act of consuming or destroying.
“The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.”
Synonyms
- intake
- uptake
Word history
From Latin "cōnsūmptiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “consumption” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.