depletion
IPA: dɪpɫˈiʃʌn
noun
- The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
- The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
- (medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
- (accounting, mining, timber, petroleum) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
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Examples of "depletion" in Sentences
- In conclusion, drug-induced nutrient depletion is far more common than we thought.
- Consistent in the sense that Wada et al's finding of increasing groundwater depletion is in line with Syed et al's finding that the rate of river runoff is increasing.
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