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consumption
noun
the act of consuming something
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- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ONSUMPTIO
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of consuming something
noun
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
“the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
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the consumption of energy has increased steadily
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