dispendio

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dispendio

[d̪isˈpẽn̪d̪jo]

Rhymes with en.djo

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Del latín dispendĭum.

noun dispendios

Gasto, generalmente excesivo e inútil. Pero como me gustaba el dispendio y la prodigalidad, me dediqué a vivir con tanta profusión, que en menos de dos años se vio disipado todo mi patrimonio.
Similar: despilfarro, dilapidación, derroche
Uso o empleo excesivo de hacienda, tiempo o cualquier recurso.

In English

expense a spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure
time sink (informal) Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little or

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@misc{dispendio_2026,
  title = {dispendio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/dispendio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}