Translation
to spend (money)
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Word origin
Built from el ('out') plus the root spez-, taken from words like Italian spesa and German Spesen ('expenses'), which trace back to Latin expensa ('money paid out'). So elspezi is literally to money-out.
- Origin
- Esperanto, from Latin expensa via Italian and German
- Root
- el- + spez-
- English cognates
- expense, expend
Examples
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I spent a lot of money on books.
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How much did you spend on the new shirt?
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He spends more than he earns.
The root spez- covers money flowing either way: is money going out, and its mirror is money coming in. Only for money - time is spent with , never .
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 6: elspezi, aŭtuno, energio and 7 more words.