German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ prassen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasən]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pras‧sen

Verb

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verprassen (weak, third-person singular present verprasst, past tense verprasste, past participle verprasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to splurge, to squander
    Er hat das ganze Geld im Kasino verprasst.
    He blew all the money at the casino.
    ein ganzes Vermögen verprassen
    to squander a fortune

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