1. consumption

noun. ['kənˈsʌmpʃən, kənˈsʌmʃən'] the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).

Rhymes with Economic Consumption

• resumption

2. consumption

noun. ['kənˈsʌmpʃən, kənˈsʌmʃən'] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body.

3. consumption

noun. ['kənˈsʌmpʃən, kənˈsʌmʃən'] the act of consuming something.

4. consumption

noun. ['kənˈsʌmpʃən, kənˈsʌmʃən'] (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing.

5. economic

adjective. ['ˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk, ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk'] of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth.

6. economic

adjective. ['ˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk, ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk'] using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.

7. economic

adjective. ['ˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk, ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk'] concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money).

8. economic

adjective. ['ˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk, ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk'] financially rewarding.