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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Consumption \Con*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.
     consomption.]
     1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
        decay; destruction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a
              new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his
              consumption.                          --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
        diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
        form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and
        associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,
        etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary
        consumption.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Consumption of the bowels (Med.), inflammation and
        ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease.
  
     Syn: Decline; waste; decay. See Decline.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Consumption \Con*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.
     consomption.]
     1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
        decay; destruction.
  
              Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a
              new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his
              consumption.                          --Burke.
  
     2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
        diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
  
     3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
        form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and
        associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,
        etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary
        consumption.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  consumption
       n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth
            (as by eating) [syn: ingestion, intake, uptake]
       2: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
          [syn: pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting
          disease, white plague]
       3: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy
          needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has
          increased steadily" [syn: economic consumption, usance,
           use, use of goods and services]
       4: the act of consuming something [syn: using up, expenditure]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η κατανάλωση
     2 (παρωχ) η φθίση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     n.
     1 The act of eating, drinking or using.
     2 The amount consumed.
     3 The act of consume or destroying.
     4 (lb en pathology) The waste away of the human body through disease.
     5 (senseid en TB)(lb en pathology dated) pulmonary tuberculosis and
  other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
     6 (lb en euphemistic dated)  alcoholism as it precipitates a person's
  death (especially of natural causes).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     n.
     1 The act of eating, drinking or using.
     2 The amount consumed.
     3 The act of consume or destroying.
     4 (lb en pathology) The waste away of the human body through disease.
     5 (senseid en TB)(lb en pathology dated) pulmonary tuberculosis and
  other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
     6 (lb en euphemistic dated)  alcoholism as it precipitates a person's
  death (especially of natural causes).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     n.
     1 The act of eating, drinking or using.
     2 The amount consumed.
     3 The act of consume or destroying.
     4 (lb en pathology) The waste away of the human body through disease.
     5 (senseid en TB)(lb en pathology dated) pulmonary tuberculosis and
  other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
     6 (lb en euphemistic dated)  alcoholism as it precipitates a person's
  death (especially of natural causes).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     n.
     1 The act of eating, drinking or using.
     2 The amount consumed.
     3 The act of consume or destroying.
     4 (lb en pathology) The waste away of the human body through disease.
     5 (senseid en TB)(lb en pathology dated) pulmonary tuberculosis and
  other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
     6 (lb en euphemistic dated)  alcoholism as it precipitates a person's
  death (especially of natural causes).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     Englanti n.
     1 kulutus, käyttö, menekki
     2 (vanha) keuhkotauti, tuberkuloosi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consumption
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=ekonomi språk=en) konsumtion

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  الإستهلاك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  1. изразходване, консумиране
  the act of consuming something
  2. консумация
  the amount consumed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  spotřeba

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  konzum

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  konzumní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  odběr

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  das Konsumieren, der Genuss, der Verzehr
           Note: von Speisen, die Konsumierung [selten] , die Konsumation [Ös.]  [Schw.]  [cook.]  [übtr.]
           Note: im Speiselokal
           Note: Speise, Getränke, Drogen; Medieninhalte
        "mixed drug consumption"  - Mischkonsum von Drogen
   see: media consumption, mixed drug use
  
           Note: of drinks, foods; narcotics; media content

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  Tuberkulose Tbc,  /tˌiːbˌiːsˈiː/ Tb,  /tˌiːbˈiː/ , Schwindsucht  [med.]
     Synonyms: tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis
  
   see: latent tuberculous disease, chronic tuberculosis, disseminated tuberculosis, miliary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, galloping consumption, florid phthisis, vaccination tuberculosis, immunization tuberculosis, caseous tuberculosis, cavitary tuberculosis
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  der Verbrauch , der Konsum , die Konsumtion  [geh.]  [selten]  [econ.]
        "per capita consumption"  - Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch
        "the yearly beer consumption"  - der jährliche Bierkonsum
        "increase of consumption"  - Erhöhung des Verbrauchs
   see: consumptions, personal consumption, private consumption, annual consumption, yearly consumption
  
           Note: purchase of goods and services by the public

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  
  φθίση, κατανάλωση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  1. kulutus, kuluttaminen
  the act of consuming something
  2. kulutus
  the amount consumed
  3. riutuminen
  wasting-away of the human body through disease

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/ 
  1. खपत
        "The consumption of electricity in villages has shown an upward trend."
  2. क्षय~रोग, तपेदिक
        "The English poet John Keats died of consumption."
        ""contact","N","1.संस्पर्श""
        "They kept in daily contact"
  2. संयोग
        "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
  3. सम्पर्क
        "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
  4. सम्पर्क~स्थापित~करना
        "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor."
        "the pilot made contact with the base."
  5. मिलाना
        "they forget to solder the contacts."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  konzumiranje, potrošak, potrošnja, potrošnju, sušica

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  1. tüdôvész
  2. fogyasztás

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  konsumsi
  the act of consuming something

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  消費
  the act of consuming something

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  consumption /kənsʌmpʃən/
  cachexia, phthisis

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  consumption /kən'sʌmpʃn/ 
  1. (su)naudojimas, (su)vartojimas
  2. (iš)eikvojimas (kuro, energijos ir pan.)

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  forbruk
  the act of consuming something

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃən/ 
   1.  zużycie
   2.  [form]  konsumpcja
   3.  for sb's consumption (:for PROPOSS :consumption)
   - dla czyjegoś użytku

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/ 
  consumo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  consumption //kənˈsʌmp.ʃən// 
  1. förtäring
  2. konsumtion, åtgång
  the act of consuming something

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  consumption /kənsˈʌmpʃən/
  1. tüketim, istihlak
  2. yok etme
  3. (tıb.) verem.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈsəmpʃən/, /kənˈsəmʃən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  149 Moby Thesaurus words for "consumption":
     Sanforizing, TB, ablation, active use, aerogenic tuberculosis,
     appetite, appliance, application, atrophy, attenuation, attrition,
     bloodbath, blue ruin, breakup, cannibalism, carnage, carnivorism,
     carnivority, carnivorousness, cerebral tuberculosis, chewing,
     colliquation, corrosion, cropping, damnation, decimation, decrease,
     decrement, deglutition, deliquescence, depletion, depreciation,
     depredation, desolation, despoilment, despoliation, destruction,
     devastation, devouring, devourment, dieting, dining,
     disintegration, disorganization, disruption,
     disseminated tuberculosis, dissipation, dissolution, drain, drying,
     drying up, eating, emaceration, emaciation, employ, employment,
     epulation, erosion, evaporation, exercise, exertion, exhaustion,
     expenditure, feasting, feeding, gluttony, gobbling, good use,
     grazing, hard usage, hard use, havoc, hecatomb, herbivorism,
     herbivority, herbivorousness, holocaust, hunger, ill use,
     impoverishment, ingestion, leakage, licking, loss, lupus vulgaris,
     manducation, marcescence, mastication, messing, misuse, munching,
     nibbling, nutrition, omnivorism, omnivorousness, omophagy,
     pantophagy, parching, pasture, pasturing, pecking, perdition,
     phthisis, preshrinkage, pulmonary tuberculosis, ravage, regalement,
     relishing, rough usage, ruin, ruination, rumination, savoring,
     scrofula, scrofuloderma, searing, shambles, shrinkage, shrinking,
     shriveling, slaughter, spoliation, tasting, thinning, tuberculosis,
     tuberculosis cutis, tuberculosis luposa, tuberculous meningitis,
     undoing, usage, use, using, using up, vandalism, vegetarianism,
     wastage, waste, wasting, wear and tear, wearing, wearing away,
     white plague, wilting, withering, wolfing, wrack, wrack and ruin,
     wreck, wrong use
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 消费,消费量,憔悴;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 消费,消费量,憔悴

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