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cheltui
to spend (money, time, or effort) /kel.tuˈi/
verb#2662 most common
Also: to expend, to use up
Example sentences
Eu cheltuiesc bani pe mâncare.
I spend money on food.
Nu cheltui toți banii pe dulciuri!
Don't spend all the money on sweets!
Anul trecut am cheltuit toate economiile pe o călătorie.
Last year I spent all my savings on a trip.
Dacă vom cheltui cu grijă, vom avea destui bani până la sfârșitul lunii.
If we spend carefully, we will have enough money until the end of the month.
Deși știa că nu-și permite, a continuat să cheltuiască fără măsură, până când datoriile au devenit copleșitoare.
Although he knew he couldn't afford it, he kept spending without restraint, until the debts became overwhelming.
Guvernul a fost criticat pentru modul în care a cheltuit fondurile publice destinate reconstrucției infrastructurii, fără a prezenta rapoarte clare de transparență.
The government was criticized for the way it spent the public funds meant for infrastructure reconstruction, without presenting clear transparency reports.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | cheltuiesc | cheltuii | voi cheltui |
| 2sg | cheltuiești | cheltuiși | vei cheltui |
| 3sg | cheltuiește | cheltui | va cheltui |
| 1pl | cheltuim | cheltuirăm | vom cheltui |
| 2pl | cheltuiți | cheltuirăți | veți cheltui |
| 3pl | cheltuiesc | cheltuiră | vor cheltui |
Word family
Etymology
Cheltui came into Romanian from Hungarian költeni, meaning to spend. It entered through centuries of contact between Romanian and Hungarian speakers in Transylvania and neighboring regions. Unlike most core Romanian vocabulary, it has no Latin root. It joined a small but everyday set of Hungarian loanwords in Romanian.
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