Noun
consumption -
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
ingestion ,
intake ,
uptake
bodily function ,
bodily process ,
body process ,
activity an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
eating ,
feeding the act of consuming food
deglutition ,
swallow ,
drink the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough" ; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
suck ,
sucking ,
suction the act of sucking
consumption -
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"
economic consumption ,
usance ,
use ,
use of goods and services
demand the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
economic science ,
economics ,
political economy the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
consumption -
the act of consuming something
using up ,
expenditure
depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
consumption -
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
pulmonary tuberculosis ,
phthisis ,
wasting disease ,
white plague
