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consumption

 
 
/kənˈsʌmpʃən/ noun [U]

Translation

AMOUNT the amount of something that someone uses, eats, or drinks
tüketim, tüketilen miktar
China's total energy consumption 1338
USING when someone uses, eats, or drinks something
tüketim, sarf, harcama, yeme, içme, kullanma
products sold for personal consumption 1338
(Definition of consumption noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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