consumption

As nouns the difference between associate and consumption

is that associate is (slang) an associate's degree while consumption is the act of consuming something.

As nouns the difference between consumption and exhaustion

is that consumption is the act of consuming something while exhaustion is the point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

As nouns the difference between sustenance and consumption

is that sustenance is something that provides support or nourishment while consumption is the act of consuming something.

As an adjective costly

is of high cost; expensive.

As a noun consumption is

the act of consuming something.

As nouns the difference between consumption and consummation

is that consumption is the act of consuming something while consummation is the act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

As nouns the difference between product and consumption

is that product is a commodity offered for sale while consumption is the act of consuming something.

As nouns the difference between products and consumption

is that products is while consumption is the act of consuming something.

Decay is a synonym of consumption.

As nouns the difference between decay and consumption

is that decay is the process or result of being gradually decomposed while consumption is the act of consuming something.

As a verb decay

is to deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

As nouns the difference between wastage and consumption

is that wastage is the amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration while consumption is the act of consuming something.

As nouns the difference between consumables and consumption

is that consumables is while consumption is the act of consuming something.