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consumptive

[kuhn-suhmp-tiv] / kənˈsʌmp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
destructive
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ServiceNow offers tiers of AI-native bundles with hybrid and consumptive meters across its product portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

The majority of IBM’s software follows a consumptive and instance-related pricing model, not SaaS, and we think that is a better place to be.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

“Taking steps now to decrease consumptive uses across the Basin will reduce the need to implement draconian measures in the following years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025

On a financial level, how DeepSeek functions with fewer resources will raise unavoidable sustainability questions when other AI companies attempt to succeed using more consumptive models.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

But the poor judgement of men will begin something that seems good at the outset without noticing the poison concealed underneath, as I said earlier in connection with consumptive fevers.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli


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