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spend (sp

nd)

v. spent (sp

nt), 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.

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.

[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.]

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

spend [spɛnd]

vb spends, spending, spent

1. to pay out (money, wealth, etc.)

2. (tr) to concentrate (time, effort, thought, etc.) upon an object, activity, etc.

3. (tr) to pass (time) in a specific way, activity, place, etc.

4. (tr) to use up completely the hurricane spent its force

5. (tr) to give up (one's blood, life, etc.) in a cause

6. (intr) Obsolete to be used up or exhausted

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)

spend a penny Brit informal to urinate

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an amount of money spent, esp regularly, or allocated to be spent See also spends

[Old English spendan, from Latin expendere; influenced also by Old French despendre to spend, from Latin dispendere; see expend, dispense]

spendable adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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)

spend

verb

1. pay out, fork out (slang), expend, lay out, splash out (Brit. informal), shell out (informal), disburse They have spent £23m on new players.
pay out keep, save, store, invest, hoard, put aside, put by

2. apply, use, employ, concentrate, invest, put in, devote, lavish, exert, bestow This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.

3. pass, fill, occupy, while away We spent the night in a hotel.

4. use up, waste, squander, blow (slang), empty, drain, exhaust, consume, run through, deplete, dissipate, fritter away My stepson was spending money like it grew on trees.
use up keep, save, store, invest, hoard, put aside, put by

Translations

spend [spend] (spent (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (= pay out) [+ money] → gastar
to spend sth on sth/sb → gastar algo en algo/algn
she spends too much money on clothes → gasta demasiado dinero en ropa
they've spent a fortune on the house → (se)han gastado un dineral en la casa
the buildings need a lot spending on them → a los edificios les hace falta una buena inyección de dinero
it's money well spent → es dinero bien empleado
to spend a penny (Brit) (euph) → cambiar de agua al canario

2. (= devote) [+ effort, time] → dedicar
we spend time, money and effort training these people → dedicamos tiempo, dinero y trabajo a formar a estas personas

3. (= pass) [+ period of time] → pasar
where are you spending your holiday? → ¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones?
he spent eight years learning his trade → pasó ocho años aprendiendo los gajes del oficio
he spends all his time sleeping → se pasa la vida durmiendo
see also night A1

4. (= use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] (liter) → agotar
the storm has spent its fury → la tempestad ha agotado or perdido su fuerza
I spend all my energy just getting to work → nada más que en llegar al trabajo se me van todas las energías
the bullets spent themselves among the trees → las balas se desperdiciaron en los árboles

B. VI → gastar

spend [ˈspɛnd] [spent] (pt, pp)

[+ money] → dépenser
to spend money on sth → consacrer de l'argent à qch

[+ time, life] → passer
He spent a month in France → Il a passé un mois en France.
We spent the night in a hotel → Nous avons passé la nuit dans un hôtel.
to spend time on sth → consacrer du temps à qch, passer du temps sur qch
to spend time doing sth → passer du temps à faire qch

to spend effort doing sth → consacrer des efforts à faire qch

n → dépenses fpl

spend pret, ptp <spent>

(= use) money → ausgeben (on für); energy, strength → verbrauchen; time → brauchen; I’ve spent all my strength → ich habe meine ganze Kraft aufgebraucht; we spent a lot of time in useless discussion → wir haben sehr viel Zeit mit nutzlosen Diskussionen vertan; I’ve spent three hours on this job → ich habe drei Stunden für diese Arbeit gebraucht; time well spent → sinnvoll genutzte Zeit

(= pass) time, holiday, evening etc → verbringen; he spends all his spare time on his car/with his friends → er verbringt jede freie Minute an seinem Auto/mit seinen Freunden; I spent the night with her/in a hotel → ich habe bei ihr/in einem Hotel übernachtet; I spend my weekends sleeping → ich verschlafe meine Wochenenden; he spends his time reading → er verbringt seine Zeit mit Lesen

to spend money/time/effort on something (= devote to) → Geld/Zeit/Mühe für etw aufbringen or in etw (acc) → investieren; I spent a lot of effort on that → das hat mich viel Mühe gekostet

(= exhaust) to have spent itself (anger, fury) → sich erschöpft or gelegt haben; the storm had spent itself or its fury → der Sturm hatte sich ausgetobt or gelegt ? also spent

vi → Geld ausgeben; he was spending somewhat too freely → er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus

spend [spɛnd] (spent (pt, pp)) vt

a. (money) → spendere
to spend money on sb/sth → spendere soldi per qn/qc
without spending a penny → senza spendere una lira
to go to spend a penny (Brit) (fam, euph) → andare a fare una telefonata (fig)(fam)

b. (pass) → passare, trascorrere
he spends his time sleeping → passa il tempo dormendo

c. (devote) to spend time/money/effort on sth → dedicare tempo/soldi/energie a qc
I spent 2 hours writing that letter → ho passato 2 ore a scrivere quella lettera

spend [spɛnd] (spent (pt, pp)) vt

b. (pass) → passare, trascorrere
he spends his time sleeping → passa il tempo dormendo

c. (devote) to spend time/money/effort on sth → dedicare tempo/soldi/energie a qc
I spent 2 hours writing that letter → ho passato 2 ore a scrivere quella lettera

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 (돈을) 쓰다 (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 (시간을) 보내다 (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 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 지친 nusivaręs pārguruši; bez spēka keletihan uitgeput utmattet, utkjørt wyczerpany exausto epuizat усталый; выдохшийся vyčerpaný izčrpan iscrljen utmattad ที่ทำไป yorgunluktan bitmiş 精疲力盡的 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 방탕아 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

spend → يَقْضِي utratit bruge ausgeben ξοδεύω gastar kuluttaa dépenser trošiti spendere 費やす 돈을 쓰다 besteden forbruke spędzić gastar тратить förbruka ใช้ harcamak tiêu 花钱

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