Vocabulary

消費

consumption; expenditure; spending

noun suru-verb vt
N3 freq #2

Example sentences

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

Japan consumes a lot of paper.

Spending will grow only a touch faster.

The more you earn, the more you spend.

By September the burst in spending seemed to be tapering off.

This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.

As long as a bear is relatively inactive, and is not exposed to wind, it does not burn excessive energy in cold weather.