expending

ex·pend

E0285400 (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).

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[Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out : ex-, ex- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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expending - the act of spending money for goods or servicesexpenditureoutlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money