noun
wasteful expenses; unnecessary spending
Refers to money or resources that are spent without good reason, often implying a sense of loss or regret. Used in formal or written contexts.
無駄な費えを省くことが大切だ。
It is important to cut wasteful expenses.
その計画は大きな費えとなった。
That plan turned out to be a huge waste of money.
無駄遣い is a more common, everyday word for wasteful spending, while 費え is more formal and often used in written language or official contexts.
浪費 is a general term for waste or squandering, often used as a suru-verb. 費え is a noun that specifically refers to the expenses themselves that are wasted.
Derived from the verb 費える (ついえる), meaning 'to be wasted' or 'to come to nothing'. The noun form 費え refers to the resulting waste or expense.