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spend  (spnd)

v. spent (spnt), spend·ing, spends

v.tr.

1. To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.

2. To pay out (money).

3. To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.

4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.

5.

a. To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.

b. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.

v.intr.

1. To pay out or expend money.

2. To be exhausted or consumed.

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[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendre, to expend; see expend) and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]

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spenda·ble adj.

spender n.

Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent eight dollars for a movie ticket; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.

Antonym: save¹

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spend

Verb

[spending, spent]

1. to pay out (money)

2. to pass (time) in a specific way or place: I spent a year in Budapest

3. to concentrate (effort) on an activity: a lot of energy was spent organizing the holiday

4. to use up completely: the hurricane spent its force [Latin expendere]

spending n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	spend - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" pass soldier - serve as a soldier in the military slum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century" weekend - spend the weekend holiday, vacation - spend or take a vacation serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" while away, get through - spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time sojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily overwinter, winter - spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" summer - spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
	2.	spend - pay out; "spend money" expend, 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"
	3.	spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" 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" overspend - spend more than available of (a budget) underspend - spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)

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spend

verb 1. pay out, fork out (slang) expend, lay out, splash out Brit. (informal) shell out (informal) disburse << OPPOSITE save

verb 2. apply, use, employ, concentrate, invest, put in, devote, lavish, exert, bestow

verb 3. pass, fill, occupy, while away

verb 4. use up, waste, squander, blow (slang) empty, drain, exhaust, consume, run through, deplete, dissipate, fritter away << OPPOSITE save

Translations

spend [pt spent, pp ] [spɛnd, spɛnt] vt [+ money] → gastar;

(time) → pasar [+ life]; dedicar;

to spend time/money/effort on sth → gastar tiempo/dinero/energías en algo

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spend [spent , pt , pp ] [spɛnd, spɛnt] vt [+ money] → dépenser [+ time, life]; passer (= devote); consacrer;

to spend time/money/effort on sth → consacrer du temps/de l'argent/de l'énergie à qch

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spend [spɛnd] [spent , pt, pp ] vt (money) → ausgeben;

(time, life) → verbringen;

to spend time/money/effort on sth → Zeit/Geld/Mühe für etw aufbringen

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spend [pt spent, pp ] [spɛnd, spɛnt] vt [+ money] → spendere [+ time, life]; passare;

to spend time/money/effort on sth → dedicare tempo/soldi/energie a qc

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spend

v spend [spend]

1 to use up or pay out (money) He spends more than he earns. spandeer يَصْرِف харча utrácet bruge ausgeben ξοδεύω gastar kulutama خرج كردن kuluttaa dépenser לְבַזבֵּז כֶּסֶף व्यय करना, खर्च कर डालना trošiti (el)költ membelanjakan eyða spendere 使う (돈 등을) 쓰다, 소비하다 (iš)leisti []tērēt; izdot membelanjakan uitgeven bruke penger tracić, wydawać gastar a cheltui тратить minúť potrošiti trošiti spendera ใช้จ่าย harcamak 支出 витрачати, тратити خرچ کرنا tiêu, chi tiêu 支出

2 to pass (time) I spent a week in Spain this summer. deurbring يَقْضي прекарвам strávit tilbringe verbringen περνώ (το χρόνο μου) pasar (aega) veetma گذراندن viettää passer לְבַלוֹת बिताना, व्यतीत करना, गुजारना provoditi (vrijeme) (el)tölt melewatkan waktu eyða, dvelja passare 過ごす (시간 등을) 보내다, 지내다 (pra)leisti pavadīt (laiku) menghabiskan masa doorbrengen tilbringe spędzić passar a petrece проводить (время) stráviť preživeti provesti tillbringa ใช้เวลา geçirmek 度過 проводити وقت بتانا tiêu thời gian, dùng thời giờ 度过

adj spent [spent]

1 used a spent match. gebruikte مُسْتَعْمَل използван použitý brugt verbraucht χρησιμοποιημένος usado, gastado kasutatud مصرف شده käytetty utilisé מְשוּמַש खर्च किया हुआ potrošen, iskorišten elhasznált sudah digunakan notaður, uppurinn esaurito, consumato 使用ずみの 사용된, 소비된 panaudotas izlietots sudah digunakan gebruikt (opp)brukt, utbrent używany, zużyty gasto utilizat использованный použitý rabljen iskorišćen uttömd, förbrukad, förbi, slut ที่ใช้หมด kullanılmış 用過的 уживаний; відпрацьований استعمال شدہ tàn lụi 用过的

2 exhausted By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent. uitgeput مُنْهَك، مُرْهَق изтощен vyčerpaný udmattet erschöpft εξουθενωμένος agotado väsinud, kurnatud خسته شده uupunut épuisé עָיֵיף थका मांदा iscrpljen kimerült kelelahan örmagna esausto, stremato, sfinito へとへとの 다 써버린, 지쳐버린 nusivaręs pārguruši; bez spēka keletihan uitgeput utmattet, utkjørt wyczerpany exausto epuizat усталый; выдохшийся vyčerpaný izčrpan iscrljen utmattad ที่ทำไป yorgunluktan bitmiş 精疲力竭的 стомлений, знесилений تھک جانا kiệt sức, mệt lử 精疲力竭的

n spendthrift

a person who spends his money freely and carelessly. spandabelrig مُبَذِّر، مُسْرِف прахосник marnotratník, -ice ødeland der/die Verschwender(in) σπάταλος derrochador (raha)raiskaja tuhlari dépensier/-ière בַּזבֵּזָן अपव्ययी, फिजुलखर्च rasipnik, raspikuća pazarló pemboros eyðslukló spendaccione 浪費家 낭비가, 돈 씀씀이가 헤픈 사람 švaistūnas izšķērdētājs boros verkwister ødeland, pengesløser osoba rozrzutna perdulário risipitor транжира márnotratník, -čka zapravljivec rasipnik slösare คนฟุ่มเฟือย müsrif 揮霍者 марнотрат, мотяга خرّآچ، مسرف người ăn tiêu hoang phí 挥霍者