consumpt
consumpt — noun
1. the using up of something such as food, fuel, or money, or the amount of it that
the using up of something such as food, fuel, or money, or the amount of it that gets used
Nellie wrote down the household's weekly consumpt of flour and sugar.
weekly consumpt of [resource] — amount used over a period
At the old mill, the daily consumpt of coal rose every winter.
the daily consumpt rose — consumpt as a measurable rate
Samir measured the factory's gas consumpt before setting next month's budget.
By spring, the village had cut its consumpt of wood by half.
Careful records showed a steady consumpt of firewood throughout the cold season.
- consumption
the standard, far more common term in modern English
- use
more general everyday word for the amount of something used
- usage
often for utilities such as water or electricity
- expenditure
more formal; can also cover money spent, not just goods
- production
the making of goods rather than the using of them
- supply
the amount available rather than the amount used up
文法句型
consumpt of + noun
the daily/weekly consumpt
用法筆記
Common chiefly in Scottish usage and now rare; standard modern English prefers 'consumption'. Usually followed by 'of' plus the resource being used up (consumpt of coal, of hay).