Gastar (en. Spend)

/ɡasˈtaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To use an amount of money for the consumption of goods or services.

I decided to spend my savings on a vacation.

Decidí gastar mi ahorro en unas vacaciones.

To consume a resource until it is exhausted.

We are going to spend all the energy we have left.

Vamos a gastar toda la energía que nos queda.

To waste or use inopportunely.

You shouldn't spend so much time on games.

No deberías gastar tanto tiempo en juegos.

From Latin 'vastare', which means 'to devastate' or 'to destroy'.

spend freely

To spend money abundantly and carelessly.

gastar a manos llenas

spend a fortune

To spend a large amount of money on something.

gastar un dineral

waste breath

To talk a lot without achieving a positive result.

gastar saliva

expense

Use of money or resources.

gasto

spender

A person who spends a lot, often recklessly.

gastador

disbursement

The act of spending or paying an amount of money.

desembolso

Go all out

When it was his birthday, he decided to go all out and spend a lot on the party.

Cuando fue su cumpleaños, decidió echar la casa por la ventana y gastar mucho en la fiesta.

Give it your all (in something)

He gave it his all in the business, trying to spend as little as possible.

Se dejó la piel en el negocio, tratando de gastar lo menos posible.