spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
According to the Yale Budget Lab, every dollar the IRS spends on audits yields more than $7 in returns.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
He spends about $200 a week on gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
She now spends up to three hours a day campaigning, on top of managing TISZA's local social media pages.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
We parent as a team who spends holidays together and we will head to Coachella soon to complain about the bus lines amid total exhaustion yet again.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Well,” said Dr. Dorian, “I think she will always love animals. But I doubt that she spends her entire life in Homer Zuckerman’s barn cellar. How about boys—does she know any boys?”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
