spend
verb (used with object)
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).
will have spent
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future perfectof spend.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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The passengers and crew who were on board the MV Hondius will have spent 72 hours isolating at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral and will be expected to isolate for another 42 days at home.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Second, the hyperscalers will have spent close to a trillion dollars from 2025 to 2026.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
By the time they graduate, students will have spent 220 hours doing clinical rotations inside Memorial Hermann’s facilities and will be eligible for jobs there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
If Kononenko’s mission ends as scheduled Sept. 23, 2024, he will have spent a total of 1,110 days in orbit.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
If he has shopped alone, he will have spent too much.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
