Dictionary entries for 'expend'

Synonyms

ex·pend (ĭk-spĕnd́)

[Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out, ex-, ex-, + pendere, to weigh.]

transitive verb: -pend·ed, -pend·ing, -pends.

To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on government operations. See synonyms at spend
To use up; consume: “Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force” (George Meredith)