demand vs consumption

consumption vs demand

demand and consumption both are nouns.

demand is a verb but consumption is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demand	Yes	No	Yes	No
consumption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, consumption is a hyponym of demand; that is, consumption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than demand:

demand: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
consumption: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

Other hyponyms of demand include economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services, aggregate demand, global demand, perfectly inelastic demand, perfectly elastic demand, elastic demand.

demand (noun)	consumption (noun)
the act of demanding	the act of consuming something
required activity	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
an urgent or peremptory request	(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services	involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
a condition requiring relief

demand (verb)	consumption (verb)
request urgently and forcefully
claim as due or just
summon to court
ask to be informed of
lay legal claim to
require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between demand and consumption

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