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- Dictionaryspend/spɛnd/
verb
- 1. give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something: "the firm has spent £100,000 on hardware" Similar Opposite
- 2. pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place: "she spent a lot of time travelling" Similar
noun
- 1. an amount of money paid out: informal "the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head"
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SPEND definition: 1. to give money as a payment for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere…. Learn more.
1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.) resisting the temptation to spend one's money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding. Don't spend much time on it. 3. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.
The meaning of SPEND is to use up or pay out : expend. How to use spend in a sentence.
Spend definition: to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). See examples of SPEND used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of spend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you use money or time, you spend it. If you spend a lot of time at the mall, you'll probably also spend money there. The verb spend is good for talking about passing time on a particular activity or living in one place for a length of time: "He went on to spend years in India."
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.) resisting the temptation to spend one's money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding. Don't spend much time on it. 3. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.
Definition of spend noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Spend Definition. spĕnd. spending, spends, spent. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. spending, spends, spent. To use up or put out; expend. Spent an hour exercising. American Heritage. To pay out or use up money, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
