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.
In all, this means the average American retiree (or those 65 and older) is spending about $3,700 per month -- or about $44,600 per year. Using the 4% rule, that would mean a nest egg of over $1 million would be needed to finance the average lifestyle.