Expend
21expend — expender, n. /ik spend /, v.t. 1. to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work. 2. to pay out; disburse; spend. [1400 50; late ME < L expendere to weigh out, lay out, pay] Syn. 1. consume, empty. See spend. * * * …
22expend — verb /ɪkˈspɛnd,ɛkˈspɛnd/ a) To consume or exhaust some resource. b) To spend or disburse money …
23expend — Synonyms and related words: ablate, absorb, assimilate, bestow, bleed white, blow, budget, burn up, consecrate to, consume, cost, cost out, dedicate to, deplete, devote, digest, disburse, disbursement, dish out, dispense, dissipate, distribute,… …
24expend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. spend, lay out, pay [out], disburse; use, consume; exhaust; give; waste, use up. See payment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To use] Syn. exhaust, use up, employ; see consume 2 . 2. [To spend] Syn. pay out …
25expend — ex|pend [ ık spend ] verb transitive FORMAL to use time, energy, money, etc. doing something: We ve already expended too much energy on this project …
26expend — see SPEND …
27expend — abbr. expenditure …
28expend — ex·pend || ɪk spend v. spend; use up, consume …
29expend — verb spend or use up (a resource). Origin ME: from L. expendere, from ex out + pendere weigh, pay ; cf. spend …
30expend — v. a. 1. Disburse, spend, lay out. 2. Use, employ, exert, consume. 3. Exhaust, consume, waste, scatter, dissipate …
