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spend
[spend]
verb (used with object)
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).
resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding.
Don't spend much time on it.
to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc..
We spent a few days in Baltimore.
to use up, consume, or exhaust.
The storm had spent its fury.
to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause.
verb (used without object)
to spend money, energy, time, etc.
Obsolete., to be consumed or exhausted.
spend
/ spɛnd /
verb
to pay out (money, wealth, etc)
(tr) to concentrate (time, effort, thought, etc) upon an object, activity, etc
(tr) to pass (time) in a specific way, activity, place, etc
(tr) to use up completely
the hurricane spent its force
(tr) to give up (one's blood, life, etc) in a cause
obsolete, (intr) to be used up or exhausted
informal, to urinate
noun
an amount of money spent, esp regularly, or allocated to be spent
Other Word Forms
- spendable adjective
- antispending adjective
- underspend verb
- unspending adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of spend1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital where friends had been visiting to spend a little last time together.
While household spending has been surprisingly resilient this year, there remain concerns it will falter given weakness in the labor market and as population growth in Canada slows.
The genre doesn’t need to be legitimized by awards voting bodies because it already has a growing army of dedicated viewers, curious enough to roll the dice and spend their hard-earned cash on risk-taking filmmaking.
Yet many households have been struggling to afford groceries, car payments or a first home, while spending by wealthier people and property owners has kept the economy afloat.
An escalating trade war, a prolonged government shutdown and a stagnant job market have economists and analysts fearing that consumer spending, a central driver of the U.S. economy, might slow down.
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