"underconsumption" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underconsumption.wav
Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən Etymology: From under- + consumption. Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|consumption}} under- + consumption Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underconsumption (uncountable)
  1. (economics) Insufficient consumption (for financial stability). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-underconsumption-en-noun-15ecQdc- Topics: economics, sciences
  2. An anticonsumerist lifestyle trend based around reuse and not purchasing unnecessary goods. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-underconsumption-en-noun-g~ofJNg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: underconsumption core Related terms: underconsume
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