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consumption (컨**섬**션)the action of using up a resource or the amount used

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of using up a resource or the amount used

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈsʌmpʃən/

Korean meaning: 소비, 소모량

Korean pronunciation: 컨**섬**션

Example Sentences

  • My smartphone's battery consumption increased after installing the dating app.
  • The consumption of coffee among programmers reaches dangerous levels during project deadlines.
  • Government policies aim to reduce carbon consumption in industrial sectors.

consumption

NOUN

//kənˈsʌmpʃən//

the action of using up a resource or the amount used

consumption concept
💡 Concept

The candle grows shorter through consumption.

consumption rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Wrong assumption leads to wild consumption!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈsʌmpʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈsʌmpʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootsump
Suffix--tion

Origin

From Latin 'consumere' meaning 'to use up' or 'to destroy', combined with the suffix '-tion' which forms nouns from verbs. The Latin root comes from 'con-' (together) and 'sumere' (to take or use).

🎵Rhyme

assumptionpresumptionresumption
assumption
presumption
resumption

🔗Collocations

energy consumption
fuel consumption
alcohol consumption
consumption patterns
domestic consumption
reduce consumption
consumption tax

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My smartphone's battery consumption increased after installing the dating app.

😄 Fun example

The consumption of coffee among programmers reaches dangerous levels during project deadlines.

Government policies aim to reduce carbon consumption in industrial sectors.

Water consumption patterns vary significantly between urban and rural areas.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

usageutilizationintakeexpendituredepletion

Antonyms

conservationpreservationaccumulation

Related

consumeconsumerconsumptiveconsumerismsustainable

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