消費 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- consume verb To eat or drink something.
- consumption noun The act of eating, drinking, or using something up.
- expenditure noun The act of spending money, time, or effort.
- spend verb To pay out money in exchange for something.
Senses
消費 is used for these senses in English:
- consume (transitive) To use up.
- expenditure (uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
- spend (ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
consume — full definition
- verb To eat or drink something.
- verb To use up a resource such as time, energy, or fuel.
- verb To occupy someone's attention or emotions completely.
- verb To destroy something completely, especially by fire.
consumption — full definition
- noun The act of eating, drinking, or using something up.
- noun Historical: a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.