- present tense form of spend (3rd person singular).
spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Murray spends hours on the golf course in his mission to become a scratch player and has dipped his toe into padel.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
According to analysts at Oppenheimer, tracking how Tesla spends its cash may provide some insight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Alexi Martinez, a 56-year-old public health worker, spends almost all her salary on truck tickets to visit her elderly diabetic mother in Havana.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Celia spends so much time getting annoyed with Dad for fixating on college.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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