KJV Dictionary Definition: devour devour. DEVOUR, v.t. L., to eat. 1. To eat up; to eat with greediness; to eat ravenously, as a beast of prey, or as a hungry man. We will say, some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37. In the morning, he shall devour the prey. Genesis 49. 2. To destroy; to consume with rapidity and violence.
For more wide-ranging programs, such as managersâ spot awards, peer recognition, and other incentives for exhibiting organizational values, Dittman estimates the annual spend should be between $12 and $64 per employee annually, depending on thevariety of the offerings.
The bipartisan Budget Control Act (BCA) capped discretionary Pentagon spending at $3.9 trillion between 2015 and 2021, an average of 2.6 percent of GDP per year. That means Americans would need to spend $2.1 trillion above the current caps to meet the 4 percent threshold, and $3.6 trillion more to reach 5 percent. For added perspective, then-House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryanâs FY15 alternative projected $4.2 trillion for defense, or 2.8 percent of GDP.