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1. (v.t.) spend
to pay out or otherwise dispose of (money, resources, etc.).
2. spend
to expend (time, labor, thought, etc.) on some enterprise.
3. spend
to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.:
to spend a few days in Boston.
4. spend
to use up; exhaust:
The storm had spent its fury.
5. spend
to give (one's life, blood, etc.) for some cause; sacrifice.
6. (v.i.) spend
to spend money, energy, time, etc.
7. spend
Obs. to be consumed or exhausted.
Etymology: (1125–75; ME; OE -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < WGmc < L expendere to pay out, expend)
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| Definition of 'spend' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) spend, pass
pass time in a specific way
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"
2. (verb) spend, expend, drop
pay out
"spend money"
3. (verb) spend
spend completely
"I spend my pocket money in two days"
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1. (verb) spend
to use money
I spent all my money.; I spend about $30/week on food.; How much did you spend?
2. spend
to use time
We spent two weeks camping in Colorado.; I'd like to spend more time with the kids.; She spent about an hour doing homework.
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| Definition of 'spend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) spend
to weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing
2. (verb) spend
to bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon
3. (verb) spend
to consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices
4. (verb) spend
to pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter abroad
5. (verb) spend
to exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent
6. (verb) spend
to expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely
7. (verb) spend
to waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it
8. (verb) spend
to be diffused; to spread
9. (verb) spend
to break ground; to continue working
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Sense: to use up or pay out (money)
He spends more than he earns.
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 Afrikaans: spandeer |
 Arabic: يَصْرِف |
 Bulgarian: харча |
 Brazilian: gastar |
 Czech: utrácet |
 German: ausgeben |
 Danish: bruge |
 Greek: ξοδεύω |
 Spanish: gastar |
 Estonian: kulutama |
 Farsi: خرج كردن |
 Finnish: kuluttaa |
 French: dépenser |
 Hebrew: לְבַזבֵּז כֶּסֶף |
 Hindi: व्यय करना, खर्च कर डालना |
 Croatian: trošiti |
 Hungarian: (el)költ |
 Indonesian: membelanjakan |
 Icelandic: eyða |
 Italian: spendere |
 Japanese: 使う |
 Korean: (돈을) 쓰다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)leisti |
 Latvian: []tērēt; izdot |
 Malay: membelanjakan |
 Dutch: uitgeven |
 Norwegian: bruke penger |
 Polish: tracić, wydawać |
 Persian: خرج كردن |
 Pashto: خرڅ کول |
 Portuguese: gastar |
 Romanian: a cheltui |
 Russian: тратить |
 Slovak: minúť |
 Slovenian: potrošiti |
 Serbian: trošiti |
 Swedish: spendera |
 Thai: ใช้จ่าย |
 Turkish: harcamak |
 Taiwanese: 支出 |
 Ukrainian: витрачати, тратити |
 Urdu: خرچ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tiêu, chi tiêu |
 Chinese: 支出 |
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