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spend S0625800 (spĕnd)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.] spend′a·ble adj.spend′er 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: save1spends (spɛndz) pl n (Banking & Finance) dialect Lancashire a child's pocket moneyspends- cabbage pounder - An inept golfer who spends a lot of time in the rough.
- carpet knight - A knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness—knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle.
- mouse potato - A person who spends too much time on the computer, patterned on couch potato.
- spendthrift - One who spends the "thrift" or earnings/wealth of another.
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