àgbàná

Noun
à-gbà-ná | | GENERAL |

Definition of àgbàná 

1 : Ẹ̀mí tàbí ìwà tó ń mú kí ènìyàn máa ná owó lọnà tí kò bọ́gbọ́n mu, tàbí ohun tí ń jẹ owó run láìsí èso kankan.: Financial drain; reckless spending; f.a.: Àgbàná ni àìsàn ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ tó rà yẹn mọ́ ọn lọ́wọ́, ó ń gba gbogbo owó oṣù rẹ̀. The mechanical fault of that car he bought has become a massive financial drain, swallowing his entire monthly salary. f.a.: Ẹni tó bá ní àgbàná lọ́wọ́, kò leè kówó jọ fún ọjọ́ ọ̀la. Anyone plagued by a financial drain cannot accumulate wealth for the future.

Morphology

à-gbà-ná

Gloss

à - the act of

gbà - accept

ná - spend

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Updated on November 06, 2026 and Submitted on November 05, 2026