| NOUN | process | use of goods and services, consumption, economic consumption, usance, use | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing |
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| Meaning | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. | |
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| Synonyms | consumption, economic consumption, usance, use | |
| Category | economics, economic science, political economy | The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| Narrower | conspicuous consumption | buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth |
| Broader | demand | The ability and desire to purchase goods and services |
| Spanish | consumo | |
| Catalan | consum | |
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