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ḿméfù

mmefù

Standard Igbo
Commerce

Nominal Modifier

1.expense; spending

2.wastage; wastefulness, wasteful

Example

Mmefu ha karịrị mkpata ha.

Mmefu ha karịrị mkpata ha.

Their expenses surpassed their income.

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nöfè

nọfè

Standard Igbo
Education

Active verb

1.spending more than the allotted time

Example

Biko, achọghị m ịnọfe oge m.

Biko, achọghị m ịnọfe oge m.

I do not want to spend more than the allotted time.

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ṃpįrïḿpį

m̀pị̀rịmpị̀

Standard Igbo
Constructed Term
Slang
Commerce

Noun

1.stinginess; not willing to spend money, give something enough

Example

Nwoke a bụ onye mpịrịmpị.

Nwoke a bụ onye mpịrịmpị.

This man is a stingy person.

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ákáńtáchï

akantachị

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.habitual unwillingness to spend or give; stinginess; miserliness

Example

Nwoke ahụ nwere akantachị.

Nwoke ahụ nwere akantachị.

That man is stingy.

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rídà

ridà

Standard Igbo
Commerce

Active verb

1.cause someone to spend all he has; squander profit

Example

Nwaanyị ahụ na-erida akụ nna ya.

Nwaanyị ahụ na-erida akụ nna ya.

That lady is squandering her father's wealth.

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rí égó

ri egō

Standard Igbo
LanguagePolitics

Active verb

1.spend money; to steal or misappropriate money belonging to an organization or company; embezzle

Example

Anyị riri ego na mmemme ahụ.

Anyị riri ego na mmemme ahụ.

We spent money on that occasion.

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rìchá

rìcha

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.fnish the food

2.spending everything

Example

A chọrọ m iricha ego m.

A chọrọ m iricha ego m.

I want to spend all my money.

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