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[しょう()·()]
shouhi
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 消費

noun, suru verb
  1. consumption; expenditure

Definition and Synonyms for 消費

Expenditure the act of consuming something
Synonyms: 消耗, 消費
Disbursal the act of spending or disbursing money
Synonyms: 出費, 支出, 消費, 費消
Use Up use up (resources or materials)
Synonyms: 使う, 擦り切る, 消耗, 消費, 費やす, 費消
Expend use up, consume fully
Synonyms: 使い果たす, 消費
Spend pay out
Synonyms: 使う, 支出, 消費, 費やす
Economic Consumption the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
Synonyms: 使用, 利用, 損耗, 消耗, 消費, 需用

Meanings for each kanji in 消費

» extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel
» expense; cost; spend; consume; waste

Categories 消費 is a member of

Depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
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Defrayment the act of paying money
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Pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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Spend pay out
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Demand the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
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Sample Sentences for 消費

The consumption tax is now 5 percent in Japan.
Wood is a disappearing resource in much of Africa, and these stoves burn far less wood than the stoves currently in much use.
We consumers must buy more domestic products.
Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.
Spending will grow only a touch faster.

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