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单词 expend
释义 ex·pend
\ikˈspend, ek-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- ex- (I) + pendere to weigh, pay — more at span
transitive verb
1. : to pay out or distribute : spend
 < the social services upon which public revenue is expended — J.A.Hobson >
2. : to consume by use : use up
 < little guys — the ones who are expended — never get to see the broad picture of the war — W.L.White >
 < still mourns the apparent eclipse of books on which he expended great energies — Harry Hansen >
intransitive verb
: to spend money
 < he rode a horse, lived high, expended largely — George Meredith >
Synonyms: see spend
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