verspild
Verspild is a Dutch adjective formed from the verb verspillen, meaning to waste or squander. It is used to describe resources or efforts that have not been used efficiently or that yielded little or no benefit. In everyday language, common collocations include verspild tijd (wasted time), verspild geld (wasted money), and verspild talent (wasted talent). In English, the word is typically translated as wasted or squandered.
The term originates from the verb verspillen, with ver- as a prefix that conveys a sense of
Verspild carries a retrospective judgment about how resources have been allocated, often appearing in discussions of
Related terms include verspilling (waste) and verkwisting (wastefulness). The concept is widely used in contexts ranging