spend
(spĕnd)
[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendēre, to expend; see expend), and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]
verb: spent (spĕnt), spend·ing, spends.
transitive verb
- To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.
- To pay out (money).
- To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.
- To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.
- To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.
- To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.
intransitive verb
- To pay out or expend money.
- To be exhausted or consumed.
derivatives
- spend́a·ble
- adjective
- spend́er
- noun
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
