LingakuFrequency rank: 12,077. – 12,111.
- waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
Forms
- 無駄遣い【むだづかい】Frequency rank: 12,077. – 12,111.
- 無駄使い【むだづかい】Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
- 無駄づかい【むだづかい】
- むだ遣い【むだづかい】
- むだ使い【むだづかい】
- 徒遣い【むだづかい】
- むだづかい
Generated definitions (experimental)
- waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
This term is used to describe the act of using resources (money, time, etc.) inefficiently or irresponsibly, leading to a loss that could have been avoided.
Generated collocations (experimental)
むだづかい無駄遣いをするto waste (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いをひかえる控えるto refrain from wasting (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いをへらす減らすto reduce waste (of money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いがおおい多いto have a lot of waste (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いをなくすto eliminate waste (of money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いのくせ癖habit of wasting (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いをはんせい反省するto reflect on one's wastefulnessむだづかい無駄遣いをしないようにするto try to avoid wasting (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いをしやすいeasy to waste (money, time, etc.)むだづかい無駄遣いのじったい実態the reality of waste (of money, time, etc.)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.
He turns off the lights so as not to waste electricity.
Because of his habit of wasting money, he couldn't get married.
Golf is a waste of land in such a small country as Japan.
When John goes on a date, he's known to be a big spender.