Definition of Overconsumption

1. Noun. Excessive consumption ¹

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Definition of Overconsumption

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overconsumption

overconscious
overconsolidated
overconstrain
overconstrained
overconstraining
overconstrains
overconstruct
overconstructed
overconstructs
overconsume
overconsumed
overconsumer
overconsumers
overconsumes
overconsuming
overconsumption
overcontact
overcontribute
overcontributed
overcontributes
overcontributing
overcontribution
overcontributions
overcontrol
overcontrolled
overcontrolling
overcontrols
overconvergent
overcook
overcooked

Literary usage of Overconsumption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inflation and Growth in China: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Beijing edited by Manuel Guitian, Robert Mundell (1998)
"Overconsumption occurs because the managers now have the financial autonomy to accommodate ... The result of the overconsumption is a secular decline in the ..."

2. Forest Physiography: Physiography of the United States and Principles of by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"This overconsumption has to be supplied during the first wet year which follows one or more dry years, so that the amount ..."

3. The Complete Works of Henry George by Henry George (1891)
"And while the machinery of production wastes and producers are condemned to unwilling idleness, how can there be overconsumption? When, with the desire to ..."

4. Government Control of the Liquor Business in Great Britain and the United States by Thomas Nixon Carver (1919)
"Nature seems to set up such a defense against overconsumption of lemon juice and many other things which, if taken in excess, become injurious. ..."

5. Disabled Soldiers and Sailors Pensions and Training by Edward Thomas Devine, Lilian Brandt (1919)
"Nature seems to set up such a defense against overconsumption of lemon juice and many other things which, if taken in excess, become injurious. ..."

6. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"Not only plaque, but the overconsumption of sugar also affects the teeth. A good example of this is our son Dan, who at 13 years of age took to chewing gurn ..."

7. Alternative Ways of Life in Contemporary Europe by Andrzej Siciński, Monica Wemegah (1983)
"Let us for instance, have a look at the problem of overconsumption. Representatives of the various tendencies belonging to the family of thought examined ..."

8. Speaking of Liberty by Llewellyn H. Rockwell (2003)
"In the same way that a government price ceiling would cause overconsumption of any good—whether eggs, gas, or electricity—distortions of the interest rate ..."

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