consume

IPA: kʌnsˈum

(transitive) To use up.
(transitive) To eat.
(transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
(transitive) To destroy completely.
(intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
(transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

Examples of "consume" in Sentences

The automobiles consume gasoline.
The taxpayer is also the consumer.
This is not the age of the consumer.
Consumers seek and value healthiness.
In addition the car consumes of gasoline.
The consumer bought a carrot in the market.
But subjectively, what's the difference for the consumer
Consumer acceptance of the use of vaccination to control boar taint.
That is, they benefit the capitalists at the expense of the consumers.
We favour consumer and retail plays wherein supportive demographics and improving spending trends underlie an exciting demand story.