ใช้จ่าย

chái jàai

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] spend (money); expend

To pay out or use money to buy things or cover costs.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai1[to] spend (money); expend2expenses; spending (noun)เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I spend money to buy rice and vegetables every day.
2NounB1

expenses; spending (noun)

Money spent; the amount or act of spending money.

Examples

เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthยอดใช้จ่ายyôt chái jàaiยอดใช้จ่ายyôt chái jàaitotal spending; total expenditureของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
This month my spending is higher than usual.