ECONOMIC CONSUMPTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
   Synonym(s)
   • consumption (what does consumption mean?)
   • usance (what does usance mean?)
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • use of goods and services (what does use of goods and services mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the consumption of energy has increased steadily
   Hypernyms(s) economic consumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • conspicuous consumption (what does conspicuous consumption mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • expend (what does expend mean?)