耗费 Traditional form: 耗費 Pinyin (reading): hàofèi Definitions: to waste to spend to consume to squander Characters: 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste 费 - expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful Traditional characters: 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste 費 - expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful