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spend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drop, expend |
| Type of | pay |
| Has types | blow, commit, consume, wipe out, lay out, misspend, nickel-and-dime, penny-pinch, piddle, piddle away, place, put, run through, save, squander, trifle, trifle away, underspend, use up, wanton, wanton away, ware, waste, afford, deplete, eat, eat up, economise, economize, exhaust, invest |
| Derivation | spender, spending |
spend money.
spend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pass |
| Has types | vacation, overwinter, summer, winter, do, weekend, while away, get through, holiday, serve, slum, sojourn, soldier |
how are you spending your summer vacation?.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wipe out, run through, use up, exhaust, eat, eat up, deplete, consume |
| Has types | overspend, underspend |
| Derivation | spender, spending |
I spend my pocket money in two days.
Examples of spend
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To that end Robben and the Dragons are going to spend this week putting in work.
From the stltoday.com
Broken down on a per-student basis, the Irish spend the most, the database says.
From the thenewstribune.com
Got here Wednesday, and was able to spend a little quality time with my parents.
From the usatoday.com
I took the first month off to spend time with my family, and I did some hunting.
From the denverpost.com
Male coaches traditionally don't step down, even briefly, to spend time at home.
From the stltoday.com
So you may spend two grand on it and still not ward off the worst-case scenario.
From the online.wsj.com
You spend a few weeks watching games on TV and you realize how much you miss it.
From the chron.com
He asked critics to spend the next two weeks thinking about whether that's true.
From the tennessean.com
You do have to spend a little time filling out paperwork and reviewing products.
From the kentucky.com
- Pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
- Pay out; "spend money"
- Spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
- (spending) the act of spending or disbursing money
- (spent) exhausted: depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells"
- (spent) exhausted: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; " ...
- (Spending) Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by opposition to production. ...
- (Spent (band)) Spent was an American Indie Rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/singer/keyboardist Annie Hayden, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich.
- Amount spent (during a period); a childish term for money or pocket money; Discharged semen; to consume, to use, to exhaust
