consumption
NOUN
/kən'səmpʃən/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
consumption is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1S1U1M3P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does consumption mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing.
“the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
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2
The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).
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3
The act of consuming something.
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4
Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body.
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