Konsumo

consumption / to consumenoun / related verb

Alternative meanings

consumption
to consume
use of resources
expenditure
amount consumed
provision
to consume food, drink, energy, content, or products depending on context

Pronunciation

kon-SOO-moh

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish “consumo” and used in Cebuano/Bisaya. “Konsumohon” can mean to consume something. More specific words include kaon for eating, inom for drinking, paggamit for use, and hurot for using something up.

Variants or conjugations

konsumo = consumption
konsumohon = to consume
pagkonsumo = act of consuming / consumption
konsumo sa kuryente = electricity consumption
konsumo sa pagkaon = food consumption
paggamit = use / usage
hurot = used up / completely consumed

Related words and expressions

kaon = eat / consume food
inom = drink
paggamit = usage
gamit = use
hurot = use up / run out
enerhiya = energy
produkto = product
ekonomiya = economy

Meaning and usage notes

Use konsumo/konsumohon for consuming resources, products, energy, content, or provisions. For eating, kaon is more natural; for drinking, inom; for using something, paggamit; for using something up completely, hurot.