consumption

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #11501

Meanings

1

noun
The act of eating, drinking, or using something.

The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
2

noun
The amount of something that is used.

The country's energy consumption has increased steadily.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of eating,... use intakeingestion

2 noun · the amount of something... use expenditureusing up

Word family

Forms consumptions

Derived forms anticonsumptionautoconsumptioncoconsumptionconsumptionalcyberconsumptionhyperconsumptionmetaconsumptionnonconsumptionover-consumptionoverconsumptionphotoconsumptionprosumption

Related forms consumer

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Phrases (1)

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conspicuous consumption
buying or using expensive things to display wealth and status

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption From Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin cōnsūmptiō, from cōnsūmō + -tiō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consu…

consumpcioun Middle English consumpcion Old French cōnsūmptiō Latin

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Topics

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# consumption

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 11501

## Meanings
1. The act of eating, drinking, or using something.
2. The amount of something that is used.

## Examples
- The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
- The country's energy consumption has increased steadily.

## Derived Forms
- anticonsumption
- autoconsumption
- coconsumption
- consumptional
- cyberconsumption
- hyperconsumption
- metaconsumption
- nonconsumption
- over-consumption
- overconsumption
- photoconsumption
- prosumption

## Related Forms
- consumer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consumpcioun
- Root: consumpcion
- Root: cōnsūmptiō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption From Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin cōnsūmptiō, from cōnsūmō + -tiō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consu…

## AI Etymology
consumption is a noun. Historical forms in the chain include consumpcioun (Middle English), consumpcion (Old French), and cōnsūmptiō (Latin). Current senses include the act of eating, drinking, or using something and the amount of something that is used. Derived forms include anticonsumption, autoconsumption, coconsumption, consumptional, and cyberconsumption. Related words include consumer.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Actions & Processes

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