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1 expense
[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) kostnaður2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) kostnaður -
2 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) öxi2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) segja upp2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) skera niður -
3 countenance
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4 curb
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5 cut back
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) niðurskurður -
6 dedicated
adjective (spending a great deal of one's time and energy on a subject, one's job etc: She's a dedicated teacher; He is dedicated to music.) ákafur, einlægur -
7 economy
[i'konəmi]1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) hagsÿni2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) fjármál; efnahagslíf•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
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8 expenditure
[- ə]noun (the act of spending: the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500.) notkun, eyðsla, útgjöld -
9 extravagant
[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) eyðslusamur; óhóflegur2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) fjarstæðukenndur; ÿktur•- extravagance -
10 in the long run
(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) á endanum -
11 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) réttlæta2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) réttlæta•- justification -
12 launch out
(to throw oneself freely into some new activity (often involving spending money).) hefjast handa, taka til óspilltra málanna -
13 lavish
['læviʃ] 1. verb(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) eyða2. adjective1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) örlátur2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) óþarflega rausnarlegur•- lavishly- lavishness -
14 limit
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15 necessitate
[ni'sesiteit]verb (to make necessary: Re-building the castle would necessitate spending a lot of money.) útheimta; gera nauðsynlegt -
16 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) vasi2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) vasi3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) afmarkað svæði; einangraður hópur4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) pyngja; tekjur, efni2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) setja í vasa2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) stela•- pocket-book
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17 prodigal
['prodiɡəl](spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.) hóflaus- prodigality
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18 regulate
[-leit]1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) stjórna2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) stilla -
19 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
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- spare rib
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20 studious
['stju:diəs](spending much time in careful studying: a studious girl.) námfús, iðinn- studiousness
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