overconsumption
noun
over·con·sump·tion
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Definition of overconsumption
: excessive consumption or use of something
the overconsumption of fossil fuels overconsumption of alcohol The flip side of deficient saving, of course, is overconsumption. At its peak in 1987, household expenditure as a percentage of national income was 74%, almost four percentage points above the highest levels reached during the previous two decades.— Robert S. Gay
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