This is the 15362nd most frequent German word.
verbrauchen
"Verbrauchen" means "to consume" or "to use up."
Here, 'verbrauchen' is used to mean 'consume' or 'use up', referring to the usage of energy in a way that depletes a certain amount of it.
Ich verbrauche weniger Energie, wenn ich LED-Lampen nutze.
I consume less energy when I use LED lights.
In this context, 'verbrauchen' describes the act of using up or exhausting a resource, here 'Paper', completely.
Er hat das gesamte Papier in kürzester Zeit verbraucht.
He used up all the paper in no time.
The verb 'verbrauchen' here illustrates the fuel consumption of the car during its operation.