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consumption
CEFRB1
/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The act of using, eating, or drinking something.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe amount consumed.
Examples
In general, people were against the consumption tax.
The price doesn't include consumption tax.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe act of eating, drinking or using.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The wasting away of the human body through disease.
More examples
In contextThe consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
gross national consumption
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Origin
noun
From con- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from Middle English consumpcioun, from Old French consumpcion, from Latin cōnsūmptiō, from cōnsūmō + -tiō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”). Equivalent to consume + -tion.