nonconsumption
noun
non·con·sump·tion
ˌnän-kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən 
1
: failure or refusal to consume something : lack or avoidance of consumption
nonconsumption of fossil fuels
2
: financial activity (such as saving or investing) that does not involve purchasing goods or services
the portion of the budget spent on nonconsumption
—often used before another nounincome used for nonconsumption purposes
3
: a use or purpose other than consumption
water suitable only for nonconsumption
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Yet despite the promise of online tutoring and many online tutoring businesses that emerged in the subsequent years, the tutoring nonconsumption seemed to persist and no dominant entity emerged in the field.
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Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Women figure prominently in his account, if not as a cause of the revolution then for their innovative efforts to enforce the nonconsumption of British imports and later to support the Continental Army amid its privations.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
But is this about specialness, or any of a number of other reasons for nonconsumption?
—Jacqueline Rifkin, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
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Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Women figure prominently in his account, if not as a cause of the revolution then for their innovative efforts to enforce the nonconsumption of British imports and later to support the Continental Army amid its privations.
—Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
But is this about specialness, or any of a number of other reasons for nonconsumption?
—Jacqueline Rifkin, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
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“Nonconsumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsumption. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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