Consumption vs. Consumerism

Consumption vs. Consumerism — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Consumption and Consumerism

Consumptionnoun

The act of eating, drinking or using.

The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.

Consumerismnoun

A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc

Consumptionnoun

The amount consumed.

gross national consumption

Consumerismnoun

A materialistic attachment to possessions.

Consumptionnoun

The act of consuming or destroying.

The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.

Consumerismnoun

An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

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Consumptionnoun

(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.

Consumerismnoun

the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

Consumptionnoun

Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.

Consumerismnoun

a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

Consumptionnoun

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Consumptionnoun

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

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Consumptionnoun

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing;

the consumption of energy has increased steadily

Consumptionnoun

the act of consuming something