misconsume
misconsume verb: to consume in an incorrect manner; to consume the wrong amount, the wrong things, or at the wrong place or time.
Verb
misconsume (third-person singular simple present misconsumes, present participle misconsuming, simple past and past participle misconsumed)
- To consume in an incorrect manner; to consume the wrong amount, the wrong things, or at the wrong place or time.
- Lovelock, for example, suggests the term “jaycustomers" to label customers who “misconsume” in a manner similar to jaywalkers who cross streets in unauthorized places.1996, Christopher H. Lovelock, Services marketing, page 115
- On the other hand, an individual or a juridical person who treads the right economic path, who does not misconsume by spending on it beyond the median consumption of the members of the Social Organism, and who does not misinvest, will be liable to pay no tax at all.1999, Gautam Mathur, B. Satyanarayan, Essays in Political Economy, page 75
Forms of misconsume
| third-person singular present | misconsumes |
|---|---|
| present participle | misconsuming |
| past participle | misconsumed |
| past | misconsumed |
Origin of misconsume
From mis- + consume.
Questions about misconsume
- What does misconsume mean?
- Misconsume means to consume in an incorrect manner; to consume the wrong amount, the wrong things, or at the wrong place or time.
- What part of speech is misconsume?
- Misconsume is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misconsume?
- The past tense of misconsume is misconsumed.
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