overconsume

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ consume.

Verb

overconsume (third-person singular simple present overconsumes, present participle overconsuming, simple past and past participle overconsumed)

1. To consume too much.
   • 2007 December 20, “The Fed's Empty Gun”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.

Related terms

• overconsumption