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Wasting vs Spending - What's the difference?

wasting | spending |

As verbs the difference between wasting and spending

is that wasting is while spending is .

As nouns the difference between wasting and spending

is that wasting is gradual deterioration or wasting away while spending is an amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.

As an adjective wasting

is causing a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass.

wasting

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Causing a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass.

    • Derived terms

    *wasting disease

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
    • muscular wastings
  • The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.

    • spending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent