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1. (v.t.) expend
to use up:
expended energy and time.
2. expend
to pay out; spend.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L expendere to weigh out, pay =ex-ex-1+pendere to weigh)
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| Definition of 'expend' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) use, expend
use up, consume fully
"The legislature expended its time on school questions"
2. (verb) spend, expend, drop
pay out
"spend money"
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| Definition of 'expend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) expend
to lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations
2. (verb) expend
to be laid out, used, or consumed
3. (verb) expend
to pay out or disburse money
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Sense: to use or spend (supplies etc).
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 Afrikaans: uitgee, bestee |
 Arabic: يُنْفِق، يَصْرِف |
 Bulgarian: разходвам |
 Brazilian: gastar |
 Czech: utratit; spotřebovat |
 German: ausgeben |
 Danish: bruge; anvende |
 Greek: αναλώνω, ξοδεύω |
 Spanish: gastar, emplear |
 Estonian: kulutama |
 Farsi: مصرف کردن؛ خرج کردن |
 Finnish: kuluttaa |
 French: dépenser |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹצִיא |
 Hindi: व्यय करना |
 Croatian: potrošiti, upotrijebiti |
 Hungarian: (fel)használ |
 Indonesian: menggunakan |
 Icelandic: eyða, nota |
 Italian: consumare |
 Japanese: 費す |
 Korean: 소비하다 |
 Lithuanian: išleisti, išeikvoti |
 Latvian: iztērēt; izdot |
 Malay: menggunakan |
 Dutch: verbruiken |
 Norwegian: bruke (opp), anvende, for |
 Polish: zużywać |
 Persian: مصرف کردن؛ خرج کردن |
 Pashto: خرچول،مصرفول |
 Portuguese: dispender/gastar |
 Romanian: a cheltui |
 Russian: расходовать |
 Slovak: minúť |
 Slovenian: porabiti |
 Serbian: trošiti |
 Swedish: använda, förbruka, lägga |
 Thai: จ่าย |
 Turkish: kullanmak |
 Taiwanese: 消耗，花費 |
 Ukrainian: витрачати |
 Urdu: خرچ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tiêu dùng |
 Chinese: 花费，消耗，使用或支出 |
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