consumption consumption /kənˈsʌmʃən/

noun

1. () The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)  ( ingestion , consumption , intake , uptake )
   the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
     The nutritionist recommended reducing calorie intake for weight loss.
   The nutritionist recommended reducing calorie intake for weight loss.
   
2. The act of consuming something  ( consumption , expenditure , using up )
   the act of consuming something
   
3. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing  ( consumption , economic consumption , usance [Archaic] , use , use of goods and services )
   (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
    The consumption of energy has increased steadily
   the consumption of energy has increased steadily
   
4. Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body  ( consumption , phthisis , pulmonary tuberculosis , wasting disease , white plague )
   involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body