- present tense form of spend (3rd person singular).
spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Broda spends significant time in New York and Israel, as well as the Bay Area, Khosla Ventures said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Originally from Berkshire, Karen has lived in Provence in the south of France for the past 11 years, and spends more than £10,000 a year on holidays.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The average U.S. household spends about $1,100 each month on transportation, twice as much as this budget allocates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rudy now spends some of his reclaimed time binge-watching TV with his wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
What I was learning, too, was that in the eyes of a campaign operation, any minutes or hours a candidate spends privately with family are viewed basically as a waste of that valuable time.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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