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v. spent (spĕnt), 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. n. 1. An amount of money spent on something: doubled the spend on computers. 2. The spending of money; expenditure: the management of spend. [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.] spenda·ble adj. spender n. Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent $30 on gas; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class. Antonym: save1 |
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