expend
to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work.
to pay out; disburse; spend.
Origin of expend
1synonym study For expend
Other words for expend
Other words from expend
- ex·pend·er, noun
- o·ver·ex·pend, verb
- pre·ex·pend, verb (used with object)
- un·ex·pend·ed, adjective
- well-ex·pend·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with expend
- expand, expend
Words Nearby expend
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How to use expend in a sentence
Kelly confirmed that some of the CEOs of Ginkgo’s partners, including the head of Motif, raised concerns to him about the unpredictable way Ginkgo was expending the foundry credits they’d been awarded.
Is Ginkgo’s synthetic-biology story worth $15 billion? | Antonio Regalado | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIt’s a little depressing to think of all the energy that was expended to get those toys across the sea, through the ports, on the railways, and in a truck, to my doorstep.
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain | Alana Semuels | August 17, 2021 | TimeFor the nautilus, the energy expended for swimming also allows for respiration.
However, the existence of those contracts and what has been expended on them can be public information.
Water Authority’s Confidential Consultant Contracts Surprised Board | MacKenzie Elmer | August 4, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoCommissioner Nadia Keilani ultimately signed an order compelling SDPD — not the city attorney — to turn over the evidence Cusack believed she was owed, but not before expressing frustration over the energy being expended by the court.
City Attorney’s Hands-Off Approach to Infractions Means Cops Act as Prosecutors | Jesse Marx | July 19, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
You may not win a medal, but it will help you expend some calories while you watch.
6 Ways to Avoid ‘Sochi Gut’ While Watching the Olympics | Jenna A. Bell | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe assumption is that obesity is fundamentally caused merely by consuming more calories than our bodies choose to expend.
The fatter we get, the more we need to eat, and the less energy we will expend.
As Carter writes, “Within the limits of the energy [Letterman] was now willing to expend, he was still trying.”
We were both to look to Fraser, Trenholm & Co., for all the money we were to expend, as indeed were all the diplomatic agents.
The Supplies for the Confederate Army | Caleb HuseBut Peter and Sogrange were both of them too wise to expend any more of their strength in a useless struggle.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimMind that none of my nephews or nieces expend any fraction of their guineas on presents for me.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesHe was therefore naturally anxious not to expend more than was absolutely necessary in defraying his passage.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatAny individual who has time and patience to expend ad libitum, cannot desire a fairer field of exercise than the ‘Bibliotheca.’
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for expend
/ (ɪkˈspɛnd) /
to spend; disburse
to consume or use up
Origin of expend
1Derived forms of expend
- expender, noun
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