expend

expend

use up: expend energy; pay out; disburse; consume, empty

Not to be confused with:

expand – extend, swell, enlarge; spread out: It will expand its wings and fly away.

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ex·pend

 (ĭk-spĕnd′)

tr.v. ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends

1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on education. See Synonyms at spend.

2. To use up; consume: "Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force" (George Meredith).

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[Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out : ex-, ex- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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expend

(ɪkˈspɛnd)

vb (tr)

1. to spend; disburse

2. to consume or use up

[C15: from Latin expendere, from pendere to weigh]

exˈpender n

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ex•pend

(ɪkˈspɛnd)

v.t.

1. to use up: expended energy and time.

2. to pay out; spend.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin expendere to weigh out, pay =ex- ex-1 + pendere to weigh]

ex•pend′er, n.

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expend

- Comes from ex-, "out," and pendere, "weigh; pay"; originally, it referred to spending money, with the root sense being "to weigh out money."

See also related terms for weigh.

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expend

Past participle: expended
Gerund: expending

Imperative

expend

expend

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	expend - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" use abuse, misuse, pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" abuse - use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs" spare - use frugally or carefully take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" squander, waste, blow - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
	2.	expend - pay out; "spend money" spend, drop deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" trifle away, wanton away, wanton - spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" underspend - spend at less than the normal rate misspend - spend (money or other resources) unwisely nickel-and-dime, penny-pinch - spend money frugally; spend as little as possible invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" economise, economize, save - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" lay out - spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit" piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently misspend - spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"

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expend

verb (Formal)

1. use (up), employ, go through (informal), exhaust, consume, dissipate the number of calories you expend through exercise

2. spend, pay out, lay out (informal), fork out (slang), shell out, disburse the amount of money expended on this project so far

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expend

verb

1. To distribute (money) as payment:

disburse, give, lay out, outlay, pay (out), spend.

Informal: fork out (or over) (or up), shell out.

2. To use all of:

consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up.

Informal: polish off.

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Translations

يُنْفِق، يَصْرِف

anvendebruge

aufwendenausgeben

dépenser

eyîa, nota

impiegarespendere

brangiai atsieinantis daiktaseikvojimasišlaidosišlaidų reikalaujantis daiktaskieno nors sąskaita

izdotiztērēt

bruke

kullanmak

使用或支出消耗花费

expend

[ɪksˈpend] VT [+ money] → gastar; [+ time, effort, energy] → dedicar (on a) [+ resources] → consumir, agotar; [+ ammunition] → usar

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expend

[ɪkˈspɛnd] vt

[+ time, effort] → consacrer

(= use up) [+ energy] → dépenser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

expend

vt

(= spend, employ) money → ausgeben, verwenden; time, energy, care → aufwenden (on für, on doing sth um etw zu tun), verwenden (→ on auf +acc, → on doing sth darauf, etw zu tun)

(= use up) resources → verbrauchen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

expend

[ɪksˈpɛnd] vt (frm) (money) → spendere; (time, effort, energy) → consacrare; (use up) → consumare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

expend

(ikˈspend) verb

to use or spend (supplies etc). uitgee, bestee يُنْفِق، يَصْرِف разходвам gastar utratit; spotřebovat ausgeben bruge; anvende αναλώνω, ξοδεύωgastar, emplear kulutama مصرف کردن؛ خرج کردن kuluttaa dépenser לְהוֹצִיא व्यय करना potrošiti, upotrijebiti (fel)használ menggunakan eyða, nota consumare 費す 소비하다 išleisti, išeikvoti iztērēt; izdot menggunakan verbruikenbruke, anvende, forbrukezużywać خرچول،مصرفول dispender/gastar a cheltui расходовать minúť porabiti trošiti använda, förbruka, lägga ut จ่าย kullanmak 消耗，花費 витрачати خرچ کرنا tiêu dùng 花费，消耗，使用或支出

exˈpenditure (-tʃə) noun

the act of spending. the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500. uitgawe, onkoste إنْفاق، مَصْروف разход gasto spotřeba; útrata die Ausgabe, der Verbrauch forbrug; udgift δαπάνηgasto kulutamine, väljaminek هزینه؛ مصرف kulu dépensesהוצאה व्यय, खर्च izdaci, troškovi kiadás pengeluaran notkun, eyðsla, útgjöld consumo; spesa 支出 지출 eikvojimas, išlaidos izdevumi; patēriņš belanja uitgaveforbruk, utgiftwydatki خرڅ،مصرف gasto cheltuieli расход spotrebovanie; výdavky poraba trošak förbrukande, förbrukning, utlägg, utgift การใช้จ่าย harcama 支出 використання, витрачання اخراجات sự tiêu dùng 支出

exˈpense (-s) noun

1. the spending of money etc; cost. I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well. uitgawes مَصاريف، نَفَقَه разноски despesa vydání die Unkosten (pl.) udgift έξοδοgasto kulu(d) هزینه kustannus fraisהוצאה लागत trošak költség biaya kostnaður spesa, costo 費用 비용, 지출 išlaidos, kaina izdevumi membelanja kostenutgift, kostnad, omkostningwydatek, koszt خرڅ،مصرف despesa cheltuire расход výdavky izdatek trošak utlägg ค่าใช้จ่าย masraf 消耗，花費 витрати ادایگی رقم phí tổn 消耗，花费

2. a cause of spending. What an expense clothes are! onkoste سَبَب للمَصْروف разход despesa zdroj výdajů die Ausgabe udgift δαπάνη, έ ξοδο motivo de gasto väljaminek موجب هزینه؛ مایه خرج meno cause de dépense הוֹצָאוֹת खर्चीला trošak, izdatak kiadás makan biaya kostnaður spesa 物いり 돈이 드는 것 išlaidų reikalaujantis/brangiai atsieinantis daiktas izdevumi memakan belanja uitgaveutgiftwydatek خرڅ،مصرف despesa cheltuială расход výdavky izdatek trošak utgift, kostnad สาเหตุของการใช้จ่ายเงิน masraf kaynağı 花錢的東西 стаття витрат کسی کام کم مصارف nguyên nhân của sự tiêu tiền 费钱之物

exˈpenses (-siz) noun plural

money spent in carrying out a job etc. His firm paid his travelling expenses. koste نَفَقات، مَصاريف разходи despesas výlohy die Spesen udgift; -udgift; omkostning; -omkostning έξοδαgastos kulud مخارج kulut frais הוֹצָאוֹת खर्च troškovi költségek biaya útgjöld spese 経費 경비 išlaidos izdevumi perbelanjaan onkostenutgifter, diett koszta خرڅ،مصرف despesas cheltuieli расходы náklady stroški troškovi omkostnader ค่าใช้จ่ายในการทำงานให้สำเร็จลุล่วง masraflar 費用 витрати کسی کام کے اخراجات công tác phí 费用

exˈpensive (-siv) adjective

costing a great deal. expensive clothes. duur ثَمين، غالٍ скъп dispendioso nákladný teuer dyr; kostbar ακριβόςcaro kallis گران kallis cherיקר महंगा skupo drága mahal dÿr; kostnaðarsamur costoso, caro 高価な 비싼 brangus dārgs mahal duurdyr, kostbarkosztowny ګران dispendioso scump дорогостоящий drahý drag skup dyr แพง pahalı 昂貴的 дорогий مہنگا đắt tiền 昂贵的

at the expense of

1. being paid for by; at the cost of. He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work. prys betaal على نَفَقَة، على حِساب за сметка на às custas de na útraty; na úkor auf Kosten von for egen regning; på bekostning af από την τσέπη κπ., σε βάρος κπ. a costa de (kellegi) kulul, (millegi) hinnaga به حساب؛ به قیمت jnk kustannuksella aux frais de; aux dépens de הוֹצָאוֹת की कीमत पर vlastiti trošak vki költségére atas biaya á kostnað a spese di; a capito di ～の負担で ...의 비용으로 kieno nors sąskaita uz kāda/kaut kā rēķina sehingga menjejaskan op kosten van, ten koste vanpå bekostning av na koszt, kosztem په حساب سره à custa de pe cheltuiala; cu preţul ценой чего-л. na účet; na úkor na stroške; za ceno na račun på bekostnad av เป็นค่าใช้จ่าย ...-in hesabına; pahasına 犧牲…，以...為代價 за чийсь рахунок کسی کے خرچ پر giá phải trả 以...为牺牲，以...为代价

2. making (a person) appear ridiculous. He told a joke at his wife's expense. ten koste van على حِساب، سُخْرِيَةً من на гърба на às custas de na účet auf Kosten von på bekostning af σε βάρος κπ. a costa de (kellegi) kulul باعث خندیدن به کسی شدن tehdä naurunalaiseksi aux dépens de עַל חֶשבּוֹן- की कीमत पर na tuđi račun vki, vmi rovására memperolokkan á kostnað e-s a scapito ～をだしにして ...을 희생하여 pajuokdamas ką pasmejoties par mempersendakan ten koste vanpå noens bekostning kosztem په چاپورى خندل à custa de/contra? pe seama на чей-л. счёт na účet na račun na račun på ngns bekostnad ทำให้น่าขัน gülünç düşürerek 愚弄某人 з приводу کسی کے نقصان پر làm ai mất uy tín 取笑某人，嘲弄

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