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- DictionaryEx·pend/ikˈspend/
verb
- 1. spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy): "we do not need to expend energy working on our marriage"
The meaning of EXPEND is to pay out : spend. How to use expend in a sentence.
to use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money: They expend all their energy fixing up their house. (Definition of expend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
EXPEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. expend. [ ik- spend ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work. Synonyms: empty, consume. to pay out; disburse; spend. expend. / ɪkˈspɛnd / verb. to spend; disburse. to consume or use up.
to use or spend time, effort, or money: You expend so much effort for so little return. expend something on something Governments expend a lot of resources on war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using and misusing. adopt. adoption. avail. avail yourself of something.
The verb expend means to spend or pay out. You can expend money, but you can also expend things like good will and time. As a voter, you can vote for or against the city's plan to expend money on a new library building, but the city may be expending voter willingness to support the plan if the building goes over the budget.
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). [Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out : ex-, ex- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots .]
To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. [ formal ] Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
Definition of expend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc. She expended all her efforts on the care of her home and children. Smith had expended large sums in pursuing his claim in the courts. Most animals expend a lot of energy searching for food.
to use effort, time, or money to do something: [ + doing sth ] You expend far too much energy doing things for other people. Governments expend a lot of resources on war. (Definition of expend from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
