definition of
consumption

[1] #1 consumption n. [ingestion, intake, uptake] the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). wn

[2] #2 consumption n. [pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body. wn

[3] #3 consumption n. [economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily". wn

[4] #4 consumption n. [using up, expenditure] the act of consuming something. wn