consumption
Definition:
1. The act of buying and using products.
2. The act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used.
Use 'consumption' in a sentence:
- 1. German domestic consumption buoyed the German economy.
- 2. What do we learn from the passage about food consumption in India?
- 3. The food is not fit for consumption.
- 4. By the mid-18th century, fireworks were being sold for private consumption.
- 5. It is thought to be related to food consumption.
- 6. Fuel consumption is 38 mpg around town, 55 mpg on the open road.
- 7. Gasoline, of course, must be saved in consumption.
- 8. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption also lagged behind.
- 9. The average daily consumption of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams.
- 10. The per capita consumption of alcohol has dropped over the past two years.
- 11. Ironically, high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms, too.
- 12. What level of consumption can the earth support?
- 13. They were prepared to put people out of work and reduce consumption by strangling the whole economy.
- 14. Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
- 15. Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.
- 16. Energy consumption rises as countries industrialise.
- 17. What often goes unnoticed in surveys on food consumption?
- 18. The report was obviously designed for the consumption of members of the War Committee.
- 19. It was an age of conspicuous consumption – those who had money liked to display it.
- 20. It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
- 21. Keeping a record of everything we spend can help us better manage our consumption.
- 22. From 1973 to 1976, total United States consumption of cigarettes increased 3.4 percent.
- 23. Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.
- 24. The food on offer was unfit for human consumption.
- 25. Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.
- 26. Calorie consumption is linked to the amount of snacks one eats.
- 27. Calorie consumption had fallen drastically over the decades.
- 28. The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US.
- 29. In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing.
- 30. The production and consumption of goods and services is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour.
- 31. Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it.
- 32. No amount of cleansing or mineral water consumption can guarantee a clear skin.
- 33. Excessive alcohol consumption is clearly bad.
- 34. The book has described the problems of excessive energy consumption.
- 35. There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat.
- 36. Much of the consumption has nothing to do with conscious activities.
- 37. Regional custom dictates the preparation and consumption of traditional favorites.
- 38. Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption.
- 39. The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the U.S.
- 40. The national statistics did not reflect the actual calorie consumption.
- 41. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind.
- 42. The hard-line speech appears to be mostly for domestic consumption.
- 43. The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption.
- 44. The threat of global warming will eventually force the U.S. to slow down its energy consumption.
- 45. Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
- 46. They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption.
- 47. Many people condemn advertisements as the root of over-consumption.
- 48. The food was not fit for human consumption.
- 49. Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
- 50. Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.
- 51. Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
- 52. Energy consumption rises as countries industrialize.
- 53. He was advised to reduce his alcohol consumption.
- 54. Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption.
- 55. The seeds were not meant for human consumption.