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expend
[ ik-spend ]
/ ɪkˈspɛnd /
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verb (used with object)
to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work.
to pay out; disburse; spend.
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Origin of expend
1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin expendere “to weigh out, lay out, pay”
synonym study for expend
1. See spend.
OTHER WORDS FROM expend
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expend
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British Dictionary definitions for expend
expend
/ (ɪkˈspɛnd) /
verb (tr)
to spend; disburse
to consume or use up
Derived forms of expend
expender, nounWord Origin for expend
C15: from Latin expendere, from pendere to weigh
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