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| 1. | [ verb ] use up, consume fully | |
| Synonyms: | use | |
| Examples: | The legislature expended its time on school questions." |
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| Related terms: | take waste spend pervert spare consume spend consumption consume | |
| 2. | [ verb ] pay out | |
| Synonyms: | spend drop | |
| Examples: | "spend money" |
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| Related terms: | pay afford invest consume consume penny-pinch save misspend squander underspend wanton expending spending spender | |
| Similar spelling: |
expender expended expending expand expense expound expanded expensive expanding |
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