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.
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
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ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai[to] spend (money); expend