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A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I have really loved and love. But a good half of it is a country of boredom, emptiness, monotony, brainless production, and brainless consumption, and this is the American inferno.
Italo Calvino

Meaning of "consumption" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSUMPTION

From Latin consumptiō a wasting, from consūmere to consume.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSUMPTION

consumption  [kənˈsʌmpʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSUMPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consumption is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSUMPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Consumption

Consumption may refer to: Biology ▪ Consumption ▪ Consumption, an archaic name for pulmonary tuberculosis ▪ Ingestion of food and drink Economics ▪ Consumption ▪ Consumption function, an economic formula ▪ Use of final goods from a consumer until disposal Sociology ▪ Consumption...

Definition of consumption in the English dictionary

The first definition of consumption in the dictionary is the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc. Other definition of consumption is expenditure on goods and services for final personal use. Consumption is also the quantity consumed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSUMPTION


ademption
əˈdɛmpʃən
assumption
əˈsʌmpʃən
coemption
kəʊˈɛmpʃən
description
dɪˈskrɪpʃən
diremption
daɪˈrɛmpʃən
emption
ˈɛmpʃən
gumption
ˈɡʌmpʃən
misassumption
ˌmɪsəˈsʌmpʃən
nonconsumption
ˌnɒnkənˈsʌmpʃən
overconsumption
ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃən
pre-emption
prɪˈɛmpʃən
presumption
prɪˈzʌmpʃən
reassumption
ˌriːəˈsʌmpʃən
redemption
rɪˈdɛmpʃən
resumption
rɪˈzʌmpʃən
rumblegumption
ˌrʌmbəlˈɡʌmpʃən
rumgumption
rʌmˈɡʌmpʃən
rummlegumption
ˈrʌməlˌɡʌmpʃən
subsumption
səbˈsʌmpʃən
transumption
trænˈsʌmpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSUMPTION

consumer terrorism
consumer watchdog
consumerism
consumerist
consumeristic
Consumers´ Association
consumership
consuming
consumingly
consummate
consummately
consummation
consummative
consummatory
consummatory behaviour
consumpt
consumptive
consumptively
consumptiveness
consumptivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSUMPTION

absorption
accreditation
adoption
alcohol consumption
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conception
corruption
deception
disruption
encryption
exception
exemption
inception
interruption
job description
option
perception
prescription
reception
subscription
transcription

Synonyms and antonyms of consumption in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONSUMPTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «consumption» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of consumption

Translation of «consumption» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSUMPTION

Find out the translation of consumption to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of consumption from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consumption» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消耗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consumo
570 millions of speakers

English

consumption
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खपत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استهلاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потребление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

consumo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consommation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggunaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbrauch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konsumsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu thụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுகர்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपभोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tüketim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consumo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zużycie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

споживання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατανάλωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbruik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbrukning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbruk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consumption

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSUMPTION»

The term «consumption» is very widely used and occupies the 7.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSUMPTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «consumption» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «consumption» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consumption

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONSUMPTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word consumption.
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Kathleen Battle
Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.
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Zygmunt Bauman
There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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Sherwood Boehlert
Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent underage drinking and alcohol abuse.
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Sherwood Boehlert
I don't see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool we have as a nation to make a dent in our dangerous and ever growing consumption of oil.
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Sherwood Boehlert
Our oil problems are only going to get worse. Our trade balance is only going to get worse. So we have to slow the growth of U.S. oil consumption, particularly imported oil consumption.
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David Brainerd
My disorder has been attended with several symptoms of a consumption; and I have been at times apprehensive that my great change was at hand: yet blessed be God, I have never been affrighted; but, on the contrary, at times much delighted with a view of its approach.
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases.
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Italo Calvino
A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I have really loved and love. But a good half of it is a country of boredom, emptiness, monotony, brainless production, and brainless consumption, and this is the American inferno.
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Ha-Joon Chang
We need to accept that consumption is not the end goal of our life and stop measuring our well-being simply on the basis of earnings. We need to explicitly take the quality of our work-related life into account in judging our well-being.
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Michael Connelly
I think there'd be huge losses if there weren't newspapers. I know everything's shifting to the Internet and some people would say, 'News is news, what you're talking about is a change of consumption, not the product that's out there.' But I think there is a change.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSUMPTION»

Discover the use of consumption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consumption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Confronting Consumption
Essays that offer ecological, social, and political perspectives on the problem of overconsumption.
Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates, Ken Conca, 2002
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What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
The authors themselves are environmentalists, but they are also entrepreneurs, parents, and optimistic citizens. This is a good news book about long-term positive change.
Rachel Botsman, Roo Rogers, 2010
3
Consumption and Its Consequences
This title brings together Miller's key writings on consumption, consumer capitalism and related topics.
Daniel Miller, 2012
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Consumption
Provides a critical overview of the major sociological approaches to consumption in both modern and postmodern societies. Bocock develops a distinctive analysis of consumption as a socio-cultural process.
Dr Robert Bocock, Robert Bocock, 2008
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Women, Media, and Consumption in Japan
The first book of its kind to examine images of women in Japanese consumerism, Women, Media and Consumption in Japan explores a variety of media targeted at women -- in particular magazines, but also television, popular literature, and ...
Lise Skov, Brian Moeran, 1995
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Consumption and the World of Goods
And while history written from a production viewpoint has, by chance or design, largely been centred on the work of men, consumption history helps to restore women o the mainstream. The history of consumption demands a wide range of skills.
John Brewer, Roy Porter, 1994
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Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?
Since February 5, 2005 the author has drawn a picture of something she purchased each day. This is a selection of these items....
Kate Bingaman-Burt, 2010
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Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic ...
"This book compiles and integrates highly innovative work aimed at bridging the fields of anthropology and consumer behavior." —Journal of Consumer Affairs "... fascinating... ambitious and interesting... " —Canadian Advertising ...
Grant David McCracken, 1990
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Consuming Space: Placing Consumption in Perspective
This book explores the relationship between space, place and consumption, aiming to develop integrative approaches that articulate the processes involved in the production and consumption of space and place.
Professor David Goodman, Professor Michael K Goodman, Professor Michael Redclift, 2012
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Behind Ethical Consumption: Purchasing Motives and Marketing ...
This book presents five related studies, each dealing with the issue of the motivations behind ethical choices of consumption and discussing their implications on marketing strategy.
Gianluigi Guido, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSUMPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consumption is used in the context of the following news items.
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Consumption Is Not a Sin
Because products allow us to achieve better life standards, consumption can be a mechanism for satisfying our needs, even spiritual ones. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Maharashtra Chikki Scam: 2 Labs Find Samples Unadulterated and …
... as the snack supplied to Ahmednagar district schools has been found unadulterated and fit for consumption by two government labs. «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
Streaming-music consumption is exploding, with music videos …
It's also the sole reason digital music consumption (sales plus streams) grew by 23 percent despite a sizeable decline in song and album ... «TechHive, Jul 15»
4
A dangerous pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Ireland was found to vary between 20 per cent and 80 per cent, and between 40 per cent and 80 per ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
Health Ministry to reduce harmful consumption of alcohol by 3%
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of Health, through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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Government sets guidelines for caffeine consumption for pregnant …
A draft version of the government's updated dietary guidelines urges pregnant women to limit caffeine consumption to 200 milligrams per day. «ActionNewsJax.com, Jul 15»
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NERC's Consumption Cap to Cut Power Sector's Annual Income by …
Similarly, NERC has in the proposal opted to cap the monthly billable electricity consumption for three chief tariff cadres in its tariff grouping; R2, ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Another Voice: Rules on alcohol consumption protect drinkers
As a substance abuse educator, my response is that if the woman's average consumption is more than one drink per day, it's heavy drinking. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Goat meat consumption on the rise as immigrants keep ties to home …
If you're seeing more goat meat in grocery stores and on restaurant menus these days, you can probably chalk it up to a particular expression ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
10
Yatsenyuk demands energy generation and consumption plan …
Yatsenyuk demands energy generation and consumption plan, wants ... to submit the country's energy generation and consumption balance for ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»

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