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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

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

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

(time, life) → verbringen;

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

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.spandeerيَصْرِفхарчаutrácetbrugeausgebenξοδεύωgastarkulutamaخرج كردنkuluttaadépenserלְבַזבֵּז כֶּסֶףव्यय करना, खर्च कर डालनाtrošiti(el)költmembelanjakaneyðaspendere使う(돈 등을) 쓰다, 소비하다(iš)leisti[]tērēt; izdotmembelanjakanuitgevenbruke pengertracić, wydawaćgastara cheltuiтратитьminúťpotrošititrošitispenderaใช้จ่ายharcamak支出витрачати, тратитиخرچ کرناtiêu, chi tiêu支出

2 to pass (time) I spent a week in Spain this summer.deurbringيَقْضيпрекарвамstrávittilbringeverbringenπερνώ (το χρόνο μου)pasar(aega) veetmaگذراندنviettääpasserלְבַלוֹתबिताना, व्यतीत करना, गुजारनाprovoditi (vrijeme)(el)töltmelewatkan waktueyða, dveljapassare過ごす(시간 등을) 보내다, 지내다(pra)leistipavadīt (laiku)menghabiskan masadoorbrengentilbringespędzićpassara petreceпроводить (время)stráviťpreživetiprovestitillbringaใช้เวลาgeçirmek度過проводитиوقت بتاناtiêu thời gian, dùng thời giờ度过

adj spent [spent]

1 used a spent match.gebruikteمُسْتَعْمَلизползванpoužitýbrugtverbrauchtχρησιμοποιημένοςusado, gastadokasutatudمصرف شدهkäytettyutiliséמְשוּמַשखर्च किया हुआpotrošen, iskorištenelhasználtsudah digunakannotaður, uppurinnesaurito, consumato使用ずみの사용된, 소비된panaudotasizlietotssudah digunakangebruikt(opp)brukt, utbrentużywany, zużytygastoutilizatиспользованныйpoužitýrabljeniskorišćenuttömd, förbrukad, förbi, slutที่ใช้หมดkullanılmış用過的уживаний; відпрацьованийاستعمال شدہtàn lụi用过的

2 exhausted By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent.uitgeputمُنْهَك، مُرْهَقизтощенvyčerpanýudmatteterschöpftεξουθενωμένοςagotadoväsinud, kurnatudخسته شدهuupunutépuiséעָיֵיףथका मांदाiscrpljenkimerültkelelahanörmagnaesausto, stremato, sfinitoへとへとの다 써버린, 지쳐버린nusivaręspārguruši; bez spēkakeletihanuitgepututmattet, utkjørtwyczerpanyexaustoepuizatусталый; выдохшийсяvyčerpanýizčrpaniscrljenutmattadที่ทำไปyorgunluktan bitmiş精疲力竭的стомлений, знесиленийتھک جاناkiệt sức, mệt lử精疲力竭的

n ˈspendthrift

a person who spends his money freely and carelessly. spandabelrigمُبَذِّر، مُسْرِفпрахосникmarnotratník, -iceødelandder/die Verschwender(in)σπάταλοςderrochador(raha)raiskajatuhlaridépensier/-ièreבַּזבֵּזָןअपव्ययी, फिजुलखर्चrasipnik, raspikućapazarlópemboroseyðsluklóspendaccione浪費家낭비가, 돈 씀씀이가 헤픈 사람švaistūnasizšķērdētājsborosverkwisterødeland, pengesløserosoba rozrzutnaperduláriorisipitorтранжираmárnotratník, -čkazapravljivecrasipnikslösareคนฟุ่มเฟือยmüsrif揮霍者марнотрат, мотягаخرّآچ، مسرفngười ăn tiêu hoang phí挥霍者