CONSUMPTION Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word consumption. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONSUMPTION
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expenditure | nounn | |||||||
noun • money paid out; an amount spent • the act of spending money for goods or services • the act of consuming something | ||||||||
ingestion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | ||||||||
intake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) • an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container • the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | ||||||||
phthisis | nounn | |||||||
noun • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||||||||
uptake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) • a process of taking up or using up or consuming | ||||||||
usance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing • accepted or habitual practice | ||||||||
use | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • the act of using • what something is used for • a particular service • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing • (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • take or consume (regularly or habitually) • use up, consume fully • seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage • avail oneself to • habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense) | ||||||||
economic consumption | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | ||||||||
pulmonary tuberculosis | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||||||||
use of goods and services | nounn | |||||||
noun • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | ||||||||
using up | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of consuming something | ||||||||
wasting disease | nounn | |||||||
noun • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||||||||
white plague | ||||||||
noun • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body • an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) |