Definition of Dissipation
Dissipation
dis·si·pa·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of wasting or squandering something, especially money or time.
e.g. The company's dissipation of funds on lavish parties led to financial troubles.
(noun)
the state or instance of living in a self-indulgent, extravagant, and excessive way, often involving the waste of money and/or resources;
e.g. He fell into dissipation and began to live an aimless and wasteful life.
(noun)
the action of wasting money, resources, or energy;
e.g. The article discusses the dissipation of university funding.
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