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Consumption and use

act of consuming and in ordinary parlance means the use of an article in a way which destroys, wastes or uses up that article. But in some legal contexts, the word 'consumption' has a wider meaning. It

spendthrift

spendthrift : a person who spends money foolishly, profusely, or wastefully adj 1 : of, relating to, or being a spendthrift 2 : of or relating to a spendthrift

Slatter

To be careless negligent or aswkward esp with regard to dress and neatness to be wasteful

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Recruit

To repair by fresh supplies as anything wasted to remedy lack or deficiency in as food recruits the flesh fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits

Prodigally

In a prodigal manner with profusion of expense extravagantly wasteful profusely lavishly as an estate prodigally dissipated

Prodigal

Given to extravagant expenditure expending money or other things without necessity recklessly or viciously profuse lavish wasteful not frugal or economical as a prodigal man the prodigal son prodigal giving prodigal expenses

Phthisical

Of or pertaining to phthisis affected with phthisis wasting consumptive

misspense

A spending improperly a wasting

Leprosy

one variety of the disease anaeligsthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom In addition there may be wasting of the muscles falling out of the hair and nails and distortion of the hands and feet with

Inexhaustible

Incapable of being exhausted emptied or used up unfailing not to be wasted or spent as inexhaustible stores of provisions an inexhaustible stock of elegant words

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