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.
We want to reduce our incentive spending in the fourth quarter, he says. Toyota's spending jumped 90 percent between 2007 and this year, to an average of $1,620 per vehicle from $853. The company's incentive outlay this year is up 22 percent over 2008. Toyota is having a really hard time dealing with the downturn, Caldwell says.