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Consumption vs Consumerize - What's the difference?

consumption | consumerize |

As a noun consumption

is the act of consuming something.

As a verb consumerize is

to turn into a consumer.

consumption

English

Noun

(-)
  • The act of consuming something.
    • The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
  • The amount consumed.
    • gross national consumption
  • (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.
  • (senseid)(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • Derived terms

    * autoconsumption, self-consumption. * conspicuous consumption.

    Related terms

    * consumer

    See also

    (Wikipedia)

    consumerize

    English

    Verb

    (consumeriz)
  • To turn into a consumer.
  • To make suitable for mass consumption.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 16, author=David Pogue, title=The Quest to Shrink the S.L.R., work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Nikon has tried to consumerize an existing S.L.R.; Canon has tried to S.L.R.-ize an existing consumer camera. }}

    Related terms

    * consumerization