しょうひ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. consumption; expenditure; spending
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
amount of consumption
Examples (6 in total)
He consumes an enormous amount of liquor.
Japan consumes a lot of paper.
This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.
Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide.
Our college uses far too much electricity.
The Middle East supplies a major portion of the oil that Japan consumes.