Collocations for "consumption"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "consumption" in context.
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consumption
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [coffee, energy, natural gas] consumption
- the consumption of [coffee]
- Consumption has [risen, fallen, rocketed].
- (The) consumption of [coffee] has [risen].
- consumption has [risen] [since, for, to, by]
- want to decrease my [fatty foods, chocolate] consumption
- want to cut back on my [fatty foods] consumption
- the [level, degree, amount, cost] of consumption
- [national, international, individual, household] consumption (of)
- too much consumption can [lead to, result in]
- [an increase, a rise, a growth] in consumption
- a [fall, drop, decrease] in consumption
- [continued, decreased, comparative, relative] consumption
- [quick, conservative, conspicuous, sensible, high, low] consumption
- [measure, monitor, check] the consumption of
- consumption per [head, person, individual, adult, child, household, family]
- consumption by [time, type, sector, percentage]
- consumption in [tons, grams, units, kilos]
- consumption [levels, amounts, figures, costs]
- consumption [reports, data, measures]
'consumption' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aggregate
- alcohol
- cigarette
- daily
- deplete
- drug
- economical
- economy
- efficient
- electricity
- energy
- fat
- fault
- fit
- freeze
- fuel
- heavy
- human
- license
- light
- low
- manufacture
- meat
- meter
- poultry
- production
- reduce
- reduction
- refine
- restrict
- restricted
- sustainable
- unreliable
- widespread