Usage Note
Gasta comes from Spanish gastar and refers to the act of spending money, also functioning as a noun meaning expenditure. The verb forms gumastos and gastusin are more common in modern speech, but gasta appears in older literature and still carries an implication of spending freely or heavily.
Examples
" Malaki ang gasta ko ngayong buwan. "
Natural Translation
My spending is big this month.
Literal Translation
Big the spend my this month.
" Malaki ang gasta namin sa kuryente. "
Natural Translation
Our spending on electricity is big.
Literal Translation
Big the spend our in electricity.
" Kailangan nating bantayan ang ating gasta ngayong mahal na ang lahat ng bilihin sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
We need to watch our spending now that everything in the market has become expensive.
Literal Translation
Need we to watch the our spend now expensive already the all of goods in market.
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