noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , high
▪
the country with the highest fuel ~ in the world
▪ low
▪ average
▪ overall , total
▪ excessive , moderate
▪ conspicuous (= buying expensive goods in order to impress people and show how rich you are)
▪ annual , daily
▪
Reducing our annual ~ of energy is an important first step.
▪ current
▪ per capita
▪ domestic , home , local
▪
It is important that the recovery be export-led rather than led by domestic ~.
▪
Half of the small crop was kept for home ~.
▪ world
▪ household
▪ individual , personal
▪ mass
▪ public
▪ private
▪ future
▪
households that save for future ~
▪ alcohol , beer , cigarette , drug , food , meat , tobacco , water , wine
▪ electricity , energy , fuel , gas , gasoline ( AmE ), oil , petrol ( BrE ), power
… OF CONSUMPTION
▪ level
VERB + CONSUMPTION
▪ boost , encourage , increase , promote , stimulate
▪
Doctors say that we need to increase their ~ of fruit and vegetables.
▪
The industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate ~.
▪ cut down , lower , reduce
▪
You need to reduce your alcohol ~.
CONSUMPTION + VERB
▪ go up , grow , increase , rise
▪ decline , decrease , fall , go down
CONSUMPTION + NOUN
▪ expenditure
▪ figures , levels , rate
▪ habits , patterns
▪ goods
▪ tax
PREPOSITION
▪ for sb's ~ (= intended to be read or heard by sb)
▪
The documents were not for public ~.
PHRASES
▪ fit for human ~ , unfit for human ~ (= safe/not safe to be eaten)
▪
meat that is unfit for human ~