"consumption" meaning in English

See consumption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ Audio: en-us-consumption.ogg [US] Forms: consumption [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: consume + -tion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|consume|tion}} consume + -tion Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Consumption is to consuming something.
    Sense id: simple-consumption-en-noun-UruwvpEU
  2. Consumption is the amount of something consumed.
    Sense id: simple-consumption-en-noun-mWNVJFp2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -tion
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