spends

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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spends [spɛndz]

pl n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Lancashire dialect a child's pocket money

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spends

• cabbage pounder - An inept golfer who spends a lot of time in the rough.
• carpet knight - A knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness—knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle.
• mouse potato - A person who spends too much time on the computer, patterned on couch potato.
• spendthrift - One who spends the "thrift" or earnings/wealth of another.