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- DictionarySpend/spend/
verb
- 1. pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services: "the firm has spent $100,000 on hardware and software"
noun
- 1. an amount of money paid for a particular purpose or over a particular period of time: informal "the average spend at the cafe is about $10 a head"
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English spend1 /spend/ S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle spent /spent/) 1 money [ intransitive, transitive] to use your money to pay for goods or services I can’t afford to spend any more money this week. spend £5/$10 etc I only want to spend about $20. spend something on something More money ...
spend (spend), USA pronunciation v., spent, spend•ing. v.t. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it.
verb. ˈspend. spent ˈspent ; spending. Synonyms of spend. 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 spend J. R. Ellis. 3. : to cause or permit to elapse : pass. spend the night. 4. : give up, sacrifice.
verb (used with object),spent, spend·ing. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.:
features: Word Combinations ( verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. The meaning of spend. Definition of spend. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
Check pronunciation: spending. Definition of spending noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. us / spent / uk / spent / Something that is spent has been used so that it no longer has any power or effectiveness: spent bullets / matches. After several defeats in a row, people are starting to say that the team is a spent force. literary. tired: We arrived home spent after our long trip. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
