|Origin:||consumptio, from consumere; CONSUME|
con‧sump‧tion W3 [uncountable]
the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used [↪ consume]
energy/fuel etc consumption
dramatic rises in fuel consumption
Vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.
the act of eating or drinking [↪ consume]
The consumption of alcohol on the premises is forbidden.
fit/unfit for human consumption (=safe or not safe to eat)
The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
alcohol/tobacco/caffeine etc consumption
The Government wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40%.
the act of buying and using products [↪ consume, consumer]:
art intended for mass consumption (=to be bought, seen etc by lots of people)
China's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced).
conspicuous consumption (=when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich)
intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people:
figures that are not for public consumption