ใช้จ่าย(chái jàai)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[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)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]จ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outซื้อséuซื้อséu1[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; mineสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìmore than usual; more than normal
This month my spending is higher than usual.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)
  • [to] pay
  • [to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)
  • [to] spend (money)
ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend money

[to] spend money

เสียเงินsĭia ngernเสียเงินsĭia ngern1[to] spend/pay money; cost money2[to] lose money3[to] waste money
  • [to] spend/pay money; cost money
  • [to] lose money
  • [to] waste money
จับจ่ายใช้สอยjàp jàai chái sŏiจับจ่ายใช้สอยjàp jàai chái sŏi1[to] spend on daily needs2everyday expenses
  • [to] spend on daily needs
  • everyday expenses
จับจ่ายjàp jàaiจับจ่ายjàp jàai[to] spend (money); shop

[to] spend (money); shop

Word Breakdown

ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]Part 1
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จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)Part 2
ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai[to] spend (money); expend