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gastar.

to spend (money, time, resources)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡasˈtaɾ/[ɡasˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to spend (money, time, resources)

    reflexive · transitive
  2. to wear, wear out (deteriorate by using)

    reflexive · transitive
  3. to use up, to expend, to consume (energy, water etc.)

    transitive
  4. to play, pull (pranks)

    transitive
    A mi primo le gusta gastar bromas a la gente.
  5. to have or wear

    transitive
  6. to waste (e.g. gas, money, energy, one's breath)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Likely inherited from Latin vastāre, with the initial consonant influenced by Frankish *wōstijan and with the resulting /ɡw/ reducing to /g/ in unstressed initial position, as also in galardón.

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