the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
[ Syn: pulmonary tuberculosis , phthisis , wasting disease , white plague ]
(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 ]
the act of consuming something
[ Syn: using up , expenditure ]