Consumption

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....Consumption.-(3) Economics-The use of (economic) goods resulting in the diminution or destruction of their utilities; opposed to production. Consumption may consist in the active use of goods in such ....

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....ans adapting them for use." In the Oxford New English Dictionary, Vol. II, page 888, consumption is defined as: "(1) The action or fact of consuming or destroying; destruction.....(7) Pol. Eco....