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单词 spending
释义

spend

verb

ˈspend How to pronounce spend (audio)
spent ˈspent How to pronounce spend (audio) ; spending

transitive verb

1
: to use up or pay out : expend
2
a
: exhaust, wear out
the hurricane gradually spent itself
b
: to consume wastefully : squander
the waters are not ours to spendJ. R. Ellis
3
: to cause or permit to elapse : pass
spend the night
4
: give up, sacrifice

intransitive verb

1
: to expend or waste wealth or strength
2
: to become expended or consumed
3
: to have an orgasm
spendable
ˈspen-də-bəl How to pronounce spend (audio)
adjective
spender noun

Synonyms

  • disburse
  • drop
  • expend
  • fork (over, out, or up)
  • give
  • lay out
  • outlay
  • pay
  • shell out
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Example Sentences

I spent $30 on his birthday gift. They spend a lot on clothes and cars. I want to buy a new car, but I don't have much money to spend. Her willingness to spend freely made her popular among her friends. He spends lavishly on vacations. I spent my summer at the beach. She spent eight months living in New York City. Relaxing with friends is a great way to spend a weekend. Our cat spends most of his time sleeping. Too much of my time is spent arguing with customers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Google in particular had a reputation around Silicon Valley as being a place where workers could spend their entire careers, moving between projects and steadily progressing up the pay levels while collecting valuable stock options. Gerrit De Vynck, Rachel Lerman And Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 Google in particular had a reputation around Silicon Valley as being a place where workers could spend their entire careers, moving between projects and steadily progressing up the pay levels while collecting valuable stock options. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 Preakness Stakes will be 3 years old — born the same year as a state law to spend $375 million in public financing to keep the cherished race in Baltimore and buoy the racing industry in Maryland. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2023 Interestingly enough, those would be the teams Beathard would spend the majority of his executive career with. Bryan Manning, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023 Without the public health emergency, Medicare patients must again spend at least three days in a hospital before the program will cover a nursing home stay, the Globe has reported. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023 Cat trees, cat condos, and other types of feline furniture are ideal for pets that spend all or most of their time indoors. Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023 Check out the more than 5,000 acres of plateaus and canyons at the Hill Country State Natural Area or spend the day kayaking along the Medina River. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023 Adult monarch butterflies live for a few weeks, whereas monarchs that spend the winter clustered in trees and emerge in late summer and early fall can live up to nine months. Olga R. Rodriguez, ajc, 1 Feb. 2023 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English -spendan, from Medieval Latin expendere to disburse, use up, from Latin, to measure by weight, pay out — more at expend

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

spend

verb
ˈspend How to pronounce spend (audio)
spent ˈspent How to pronounce spend (audio) ; spending
1
: to pay out : expend
2
: to cause or allow (as time) to pass
spent the day with friends
3
a
: exhaust entry 1 sense 1, wear out
b
: to use wastefully : squander
spender noun

spending

verb

present participle of spend
1
as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • paying
  • giving
  • expending
  • disbursing
  • wasting
  • outlaying
  • laying out
  • shelling out
  • dropping
  • lavishing
  • squandering
  • raining
  • forking (over, out, or up)
  • dissipating
  • blowing
  • throwing away
  • running through
  • frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • saving
  • making
  • earning
  • hoarding
  • acquiring
  • procuring
  • realizing
  • securing
  • gaining
  • winning
  • caching
  • laying up
  • garnering
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2
as in consuming
to make complete use of the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • consuming
  • draining
  • exhausting
  • reducing
  • absorbing
  • eating
  • burning
  • using
  • depleting
  • expending
  • wasting
  • devouring
  • decreasing
  • emptying
  • playing out
  • drawing down
  • diminishing
  • using up
  • lowering
  • downsizing
  • weakening
  • dwindling
  • running out of
  • undermining
  • bankrupting
  • impoverishing
  • crippling
  • sapping
  • squandering
  • lessening
  • misspending
  • blowing
  • lavishing
  • debilitating
  • guzzling
  • disabling
  • abating
  • dissipating
  • drying up
  • de-escalating
  • enfeebling
  • cleaning (out)
  • throwing away
  • running through
  • frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increasing
  • replacing
  • augmenting
  • renewing
  • enforcing
  • enlarging
  • saving
  • reinforcing
  • strengthening
  • repairing
  • rebuilding
  • restoring
  • preserving
  • bolstering
  • reviving
  • conserving
  • fortifying
  • reenforcing
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3
as in wasting
to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • wasting
  • losing
  • misspending
  • lavishing
  • squandering
  • consuming
  • blowing
  • dissipating
  • splurging
  • throwing away
  • running through
  • overspending
  • indulging
  • fiddling away
  • depleting
  • exhausting
  • expending
  • impoverishing
  • playing ducks and drakes with
  • overindulging
  • frittering (away)
  • making ducks and drakes of
  • disbursing
  • trifling (away)
  • shooting
  • laying out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conserving
  • saving
  • economizing
  • protecting
  • preserving
  • scrimping
  • skimping
  • hoarding
  • laying up
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