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Consumption, in economics, the use of goods and services by households. Consumption is distinct from consumption expenditure, which is the purchase of goods and services for use by households.
consumption. 1  the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 2  the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. 3  Economics. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 4  Pathology.