malbaratar

Senses

1. 1.

   to squander; to sell cheap

   to waste or sell at a very low price

2. 2.

   to throw away; to dissipate

   to lose or dispose of carelessly or recklessly

Examples

• "No malbarates tu herencia en cosas innecesarias."

  Don't squander your inheritance on unnecessary things.

• "El negocio malbarataba sus recursos en estrategias ineficaces."

  The business was wasting its resources on ineffective strategies.

• "Malbarataron la propiedad vendiéndola por una fracción de su valor."

  They sold off the property cheap, losing most of its value.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Formal or literary register; common in financial or personal contexts to emphasize reckless waste. The prefix mal- (bad) + baratar (to barter/sell cheap) conveys both the act of selling at a loss and more broadly wasting resources.