consumption

noun

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

   noun.act

   Synonyms ingestion intake uptake

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

   noun.state

   Synonyms phthisis pulmonary tuberculosis wasting disease white plague

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

   noun.process

   Examples

   The consumption of energy has increased steadily.

   Synonyms economic consumption usance use use of goods and services

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the act of consuming something

   noun.act

   Synonyms expenditure using up

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction.

   noun

   Source: webster1913