Definitions for spend
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spend, passverb

   pass time in a specific way

   "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

2. spend, expend, dropverb

   pay out

   "spend money"

3. spendverb

   spend completely

   "I spend my pocket money in two days"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spendnoun

   Amount spent (during a period), expenditure

   I'm sorry boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

2. spendnoun

   expenditures; money or pocket money.

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

3. spendnoun

   Discharged semen

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

4. spendverb

   to pay out (money)

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

5. spendverb

   to exhaust, to wear out

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

6. spendverb

   to consume, to use up (time)

   Etymology: From spenden, from * (attested in compounds aspendan, forspendan), from spendanan, borrowed from expendere. Cognate with spenton (whence spenden), spenden, Old spenna.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spendverb

   to weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

2. Spendverb

   to bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

3. Spendverb

   to consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

4. Spendverb

   to pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter abroad

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

5. Spendverb

   to exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

6. Spendverb

   to expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

7. Spendverb

   to waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

8. Spendverb

   to be diffused; to spread

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

9. Spendverb

   to break ground; to continue working

   Etymology: [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant, and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spend

   spend, v.t. to expend or weigh out: to give for any purpose: to consume: to waste: to pass, as time.—v.i. to make expense: to be lost, wasted, or dissipated: to emit milt, semen, &c.:—pr.p. spend′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. spent.—adj. Spen′dable, that may be spent.—ns. Spend′all, a spendthrift; Spen′der; Spen′ding; Spense=Spence (q.v.).—adj. Spent, exhausted: impotent: of fish, exhausted by spawning. [A.S. spendan—L. expendĕre or dispendĕre, to weigh out.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spend

   This term is sometimes used in military matters to express the consumption of anything; as, to spend all your ammunition.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spend

   To buy or purchase.

   They did spend some money purchasing some paint for the house.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

2. spend

   To share time with.

   They loved to spend time with each other as they lived together and valued their lives and looked forward to their wedding whjch would happen earlier than planned.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

3. spend

   To use time.

   We love to spend time together on the farm.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 28, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Use Up

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1575

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #795

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spend' in Verbs Frequency: #99

Anagrams for spend »

1. pends

How to pronounce spend?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spend in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of spend in a Sentence

1. Istiaque Ahmad:

   Jalalabad is a very important field and plays a crucial role in ensuring the overall gas supply in Bangladesh, had there been no indigenous gas in the country, we would have been compelled to spend an enormous amount of foreign exchange on imported fuel oil and gas.

2. Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris:

   I spend a lot of hours every week on an elliptical or a bike just to increase blood flow to my brain, and it turns out every morning when I put on a tie I’m diminishing it.

3. The Queens mom:

   I’ve had to watch my high-school senior spend an entire year at home in isolation while receiving a very limited education, he has been unmotivated and now only talks about wanting to leave NYC.

4. Los Angeles:

   I was completely in shock, when I saw someone else in a costume, my first reaction wasn't' Oh ! It's Alec Wells !' My reaction was' Oh ! Some other weirdo dressed up in the streets ! It's a Halloween miracle !' I figured it out pretty quickly, though, and when I did, I was so completely overwhelmed. It hit me that Alec Wells created an incredibly magical moment for me, and all because Alec Wells wanted to spend the rest of Alec Wells life with me.

5. Lana Turner:

   A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

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