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1 waste of money
slöseri på pengar (användande av pengar på onödiga saker) -
2 economy
n. ekonomi; sparsamhet* * *[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.) ekonomi, sparsamhet, hushållning2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) ekonomi•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
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3 fritter
n. smådel; fattiga riddare (i matlagning)--------v. plottra bort, slösa [s] bort; bryta (skära) i småbitar* * *['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) slösa (kasta) bort -
4 make (someone) sick
(to make (someone) feel very annoyed, upset etc: It makes me sick to see him waste money like that.) må illa (äcklas) av -
5 make (someone) sick
(to make (someone) feel very annoyed, upset etc: It makes me sick to see him waste money like that.) må illa (äcklas) av -
6 refuse
n. sopor, skräp--------v. vägra, neka* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) vägra2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) tacka nej till, avböja3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) vägra, neka•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) sopor- refuse collection vehicle -
7 squander
n. slöseri--------v. slösa, ödsla* * *['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) slösa (ödsla) bort
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waste of money — unnecessary spending of money, unnecessary expense … English contemporary dictionary
money down the drain — waste of money … English contemporary dictionary
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