ex·pend 
(ĭk-spĕnd)
(ĭk-spĕnd)tr.v. ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends
1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on education. See Synonyms at spend.
2. To use up; consume: "Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force" (George Meredith).
[Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out : ex-, ex- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- Indo-European root: dhē-
- Indo-European root: dhē(i)-
- Indo-European root: dhēs-
- Indo-European root: dhīgw-
- Indo-European root: dlegh-
- Indo-European root: dn̥ghū-
- Indo-European root: dus-
- Indo-European root: dwo-
- Indo-European root: dyeu-
- Indo-European root: dā-
- Indo-European root: dō-
- Indo-European root: ed-
- Indo-European root: eg
- Indo-European root: eghs
- Indo-European root: egwh-
- Indo-European root: ei-
- Indo-European root: eis-
- Indo-European root: ekwo-
- Indo-European root: el-
- Indo-European root: em-
- Indo-European root: en
- Indo-European root: epi
- Indo-European root: er-
- Indo-European root: er-
- Indo-European root: ers-