July 3, 2026 Categories: Ktzat Ivrit
In Hebrew: 'To Spend Money'
לְהוֹצִיא כֶּסֶף, לְבַזְבֵּז
. To spend money or to create an expense is לְהוֹצִיא כֶּסֶף - literally, to take out money.
For example:
הִיא חוֹשֶׁבֶת פַּעֲמַיִם לִפְנֵי שֶׁהִיא מוֹצִיאָה כֶּסֶף עַל מוֹתָרוֹת.
She thinks twice before spending money on luxuries.
is an active-causative הִפְעִיל verb.
Don't confuse this term with the one for to withdraw money from an ATM (automated teller machine) - that's לִמְשֹוֹךְ כֶּסֶף- literally, to pull money.
למשוךis an active-simple פָּעַל verb.
Term 2: לְבַזְבֵּז
Another way of saying to spend is לְבַזְבֵּז, though people usually use this term to mean to waste.
For example:
בְּנֵי הַנֹּעַר בִּזְבִּזוּ אַלְפֵי שְׁקָלִים שֶׁל הוֹרֵיהֶם בְּמַהֲלַךְ הַקַּיִץ.
The teens spent (wasted) thousands of shekels of their parents' money over the summer.
. Thus, a waste of money is בזבוז כסף, a waste of time is בזבוז זְמַן, etc.
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