consumption

The act of eating, drinking, or using something.

• The water is safe for human consumption.
• The doctor advised him to limit alcohol consumption.
• The consumption of raw eggs carries some risk.

How to use it: consumption of something (Regular consumption of vegetables can improve your diet.); for consumption (These berries are not safe for human consumption.)

Similar words: use, intake

Common phrases: human consumption, alcohol consumption, consumption of something

The amount of something that people or machines use.

• This car has low fuel consumption.
• Our electricity consumption rose during winter.
• The new machines reduced the factory’s annual energy consumption.

How to use it: consumption of something (The factory’s consumption of water fell last year.)

Similar words: usage

Common phrases: fuel consumption, energy consumption, water consumption

The process of using something up or destroying it completely.

• The fire’s consumption of the wood was rapid.
• Complete consumption of the fuel left only ash.
• The engine’s consumption of oxygen continued throughout the test.

How to use it: consumption of something (The fire caused the complete consumption of the wooden structure.)

Similar words: use, destruction

Common phrases: consumption of something, complete consumption, rapid consumption