English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

расточи́тельство — meaning in English

rastochitelstvo

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • dissipation noun The process of scattering or spreading something out until it disappears, or the waste this causes.
  • extravagance noun Spending far more money than is necessary or reasonable.

Senses

расточи́тельство is used for these senses in English:

  • dissipation A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
  • extravagance Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.

dissipation — full definition

  1. noun The process of scattering or spreading something out until it disappears, or the waste this causes.
  2. noun A lifestyle of excess, wasting time, money or health in the pursuit of pleasure.
  3. noun A small thing that wastes time or takes your attention away from something else.
  4. noun (physics) The gradual loss of energy from a system, usually given off as heat.

extravagance — full definition

  1. noun Spending far more money than is necessary or reasonable.
  2. noun A specific luxury or indulgence someone treats themselves to.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Russian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Russian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Russian

Related Russian words