растра́та
rare #21514
nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
- 1.
embezzlement, misappropriation, peculationlaw
Бухга́лтера осуди́ли за растра́ту казённых де́нег.
The accountant was convicted of embezzling public money.
Often in legal contexts: растрата казённых/государственных средств.
- 2.
squandering, waste, wasteful spending
Э́то про́сто пуста́я растра́та вре́мени и сил.
This is simply a pointless waste of time and energy.
Examples
Э́то растра́та де́нег налогоплате́льщиков.
This is a waste of taxpayers' money.
Его арестова́ли за растра́ту госсредств.
He was arrested for abusing public funds.
Его обвини́ли в растра́те обще́ственных фо́ндов.
He was accused of squandering public funds.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | растра́та | растра́ты |
| Gen.Genitive | растра́ты | растра́т |
| Dat.Dative | растра́те | растра́там |
| Acc.Accusative | растра́ту | растра́ты |
| Inst.Instrumental | растра́той растра́тою | растра́тами |
| Prep.Prepositional | растра́те | растра́тах |
Word familyзатра́таPRO
- затра́таexpenditure; expenditure (of energy)
- тра́титьto spend; to waste
- растра́таembezzlement; squandering
- утра́титьto lose
- затра́титьto spend/expend money/time/any resource with expectation of returning profit
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Artyom Abrosimov edited noun basics 4 months ago.
