expend

[ ik-spend ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work.

  2. to pay out; disburse; spend.

Origin of expend

1
1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin expendere “to weigh out, lay out, pay”

synonym study For expend

1. See spend.

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

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British Dictionary definitions for expend

expend

/ (ɪkˈspɛnd) /


verb(tr)
  1. to spend; disburse

  2. to consume or use up

Origin of expend

1
C15: from Latin expendere, from pendere to weigh

Derived forms of expend

  • expender, noun

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