despilfarro

Definitions of despilfarro
  1. noun
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
    synonyms: derroche, dilapidación
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    derroche de energía
    a useless effort
    desperdicio de material
    a useless consumption of material
    derroche de dinero
    money spent for inadequate return
    devaneo, pérdida de tiempo
    the devotion of time to a useless activity
    prodigalidad
    excessive spending
    dispendio
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    type of:
    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
    synonyms: cutrería, desaliño, desaseo, ruindad, vileza
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    deslucimiento, inelegancia
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
  3. noun
    the trait of wasting resources
    synonyms: derroche
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    imprevisión, miopía, prodigalidad
    a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
  4. noun
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
    synonyms: atrofia, contracción, derramamiento, derretimiento, desperdicio, dilapidación, marasmo
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    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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