单词 | consumptibility |
释义 | consumptibilityn. rare. The fact, quality, or state of being consumable. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.) > devouring quality throatc1230 consumingness1659 consumptibility1659 1659 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Fifth Bk. Authour 123 The Fire giveth forth out of the Consumingness [margin] consumptibility. 1766 in R. L. Meek et al. Adam Smith: Lect. on Jurispr. (1978) 508 The consumptibility, if we may use the word, of goods is the great cause of human industry. 1998 O. Langholm Legacy of Scholasticism in Econ. Thought ii. 64 Thomas here..relies on a careful statement of the argument from the consumptibility of money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659 |
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