Consumption
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Consumption may refer to:
Economics
Sociology
Other
Economics
- Use of final goods by a consumerConsumerConsumer is a broad label for any individuals or households that use goods generated within the economy. The concept of a consumer occurs in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary.-Economics and marketing:...
until disposal - Consumption (economics)Consumption (economics)Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by comparison to production. But the precise definition can vary because different schools of economists define production quite differently...
- Consumption functionConsumption functionIn economics, the consumption function is a single mathematical function used to express consumer spending. It was developed by John Maynard Keynes and detailed most famously in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. The function is used to calculate the amount of total...
, an economic formula - Consumption (ecology)
Sociology
- Consumption (sociology)Consumption (sociology)Theories of Consumption have been a part of the field of sociology since its earliest days, dating back, at least implicitly, to the work of Karl Marx in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is generally seen as the first major theoretical work to...
Other
- Consumption, an archaic name for pulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
- ingestionIngestionIngestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking...
of food and drink