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gastar.

to spend

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡasˈtaɾ/[ɡɑs̺ˈt̪aɾ]/ɡasˈtaɾ/standard[ɡɑs̺ˈt̪aɾ]standard
  1. to spend

    transitive
  2. to expend

    transitive
  3. to wear, wear out (deteriorate by using)

    transitive
  4. to consume, use up (energy, water etc.)

    transitive
  5. to use

    transitive
  6. to wear out (deteriorate by using)

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese gastar, from Latin vastāre under the influence of the descendants of Frankish *wōstī (“waste”).

verb
  1. to carve

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kastô (“box”); compare the derived form engastar.

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