word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/consumption.json

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{
    "term": "consumption",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used",
            "sensetop": "consumption of something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the production of fuel for **domestic consumption** *(= to be used in the country where it is produced)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meat was declared unfit for **human consumption**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was advised to reduce his alcohol consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors say that children need to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables.",
                    "contextForm": "consumption of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her speech to party members was not intended for **public consumption** *(= to be heard by the public)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Half of the small crop was kept for home consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important that the recovery be export-led rather than led by domestic consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Reducing our annual consumption of energy is an important first step."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documents were for the committee rather than for public consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documents were not for public consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to reduce your alcohol consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many birds store food for future consumption."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the country with the highest fuel consumption in the world"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "high", "low"],
                "… of consumption": ["level"],
                "verb + consumption": ["boost", "encourage", "increase"],
                "consumption + verb": ["go up", "grow", "increase"],
                "consumption + noun": ["expenditure", "figures", "levels"],
                "preposition": ["for somebody’s consumption"],
                "phrases": ["fit for human consumption", "unfit for human consumption"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of buying and using products",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate consumption."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "high", "low"],
                "… of consumption": ["level"],
                "verb + consumption": ["boost", "encourage", "increase"],
                "consumption + verb": ["go up", "grow", "increase"],
                "consumption + noun": ["expenditure", "figures", "levels"],
                "preposition": ["for somebody’s consumption"],
                "phrases": ["fit for human consumption", "unfit for human consumption"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a serious disease of the lungs",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsʌmpʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/consumption/xconsumption__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsʌmpʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/consumption/xconsumption__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin consumptio(n-), from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’."
}