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waste vs fritter away

fritter away vs waste

waste is a noun but fritter away is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but fritter away is not an adjective.

waste and fritter away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
fritter away No No Yes No
As verbs, fritter away is a hyponym of waste; that is, fritter away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: spend extravagantly
  • fritter away: spend frivolously and unwisely
waste (noun) fritter away (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) fritter away (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) fritter away (verb)
become physically weaker spend frivolously and unwisely
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
cause to grow thin or weak
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between waste and fritter away

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