Verschwendung

== German == === Etymology === verschwenden (“to squander”) +‎ -ung (“-ing”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛrˈʃvɛndʊŋ/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ] === Noun === Verschwendung f (genitive Verschwendung, plural Verschwendungen) (action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use) waste Synonym: Vergeudung ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Geldverschwendung Zeitverschwendung === Further reading === “Verschwendung” in Duden online “Verschwendung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)