consumption of resources
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- noun
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consumo de recursos
- Government policies aim to manage the consumption of resources to protect the environment.
Examples
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We finally decided that a green school practices conservation, monitors consumption of resources (i.e., paper, water, and energy) and production of waste, promotes responsibility in the community, and utilizes green design.
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Would there ever be a point where my consumption of resources would be limited?
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For instance, students must realize that our consumption of resources is as problematic as another nation's population growth.
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The tougher problem, as you indicate, is the societal changes that need to happen to reduce consumption of resources.
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The voracious consumption of resources among industrialized nations ensures they will remain on top.
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They argued that consumption of resources, population growth, and pollution are not adequately described by the exponential growth curve.
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As it turns out, compact living—in communities of streets, homes, shops, workplaces, schools, and the like assembled at a walkable scale—not only helps to save the landscape; it also reduces pollution and consumption of resources.
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The company's efforts to reduce the consumption of resources have led to significant cost savings.
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Educating the public about the consumption of resources is essential for promoting sustainability.
Synonyms
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1.7
Money used to buy goods and services
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To use, eat, or drink something
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5.6
Money that a person or organization spends
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4.3
Using something for a purpose
Amount of materials, fuel, energy, and machine wear used to make one product
The use of goods and services to meet needs or make other goods
Using money or other resources to buy things
Antonyms
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
consumption + of + resource
The meaning 'the use or expenditure of resources' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'consumption' (the act of using) + 'of' (indicating relation/partitive) + 'resources' (available materials or support). This nominal composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun consumption of resources comes from a simple picture: consumption once meant 'to eat up' and resources are things like water, fuel or money that people need, so you can imagine people or machines 'eating' these supplies. That's why consumption of resources now means 'using up' natural or economic supplies.