spent
[ spent ]
/ spɛnt /
verb
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OTHER WORDS FROM spent
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Definition for spent (2 of 2)
spend
[ spend ]
/ spɛnd /
verb (used with object), spent, spend·ing.
verb (used without object), spent, spend·ing.
to spend money, energy, time, etc.
Obsolete. to be consumed or exhausted.
Origin of spend
1125–75; Middle English spenden, continuing Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < West Germanic < Latin expendere to pay out, expend; compare German spenden
SYNONYMS FOR spend
1 Spend, disburse, expend, squander refer to paying out money. Spend is the general word: We spend more for living expenses now. Disburse implies expending from a specific source or sum to meet specific obligations, or paying in definite allotments: The treasurer has authority to disburse funds. Expend is more formal, and implies spending for some definite and (usually) sensible or worthy object: to expend most of one's salary on necessities. Squander suggests lavish, wasteful, or foolish expenditure: to squander a legacy.
2 use, apply, devote.
OTHER WORDS FROM spend
an·ti·spend·ing, adjectiveun·der·spend, verb, un·der·spent, un·der·spend·ing.un·spend·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for spent (1 of 2)
spent
/ (spɛnt) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of spend
adjective
used up or exhausted; consumed
(of a fish) exhausted by spawning
British Dictionary definitions for spent (2 of 2)
spend
/ (spɛnd) /
verb spends, spending or spent
noun
an amount of money spent, esp regularly, or allocated to be spent
See also spends
Derived forms of spend
spendable, adjectiveWord Origin for spend
Old English spendan, from Latin expendere; influenced also by Old French despendre to spend, from Latin dispendere; see expend, dispense
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Idioms and Phrases with spent
spend
see pocket (spending) money.
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