spend

(spĕnd)

v., spent (spĕnt), spend·ing, spends.

v.tr.

1. To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.
2. To pay out (money).
3. To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.
4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.
5. 1. To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.
   2. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.

v.intr.

1. To pay out or expend money.
2. To be exhausted or consumed.

[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendēre, to expend; see expend) and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]

spendable spend'a·ble adj.
spender spend'er n.

SYNONYMS   spend, disburse, expend. These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent eight dollars for a movie ticket; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.
ANTONYM¹  save

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verb

1. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, use up. Informal polish off. See increase/decrease.
2. To be depleted: consume, go. Idioms: go down the drain. See increase/decrease.
3. To distribute (money) as payment: disburse, expend, give, lay out, outlay, pay (out). Informal fork out (or over) (or up), shell out. See save/waste.
4. To use time in a particular way: pass, put in. See time.

v

Definition: give, pay out
Antonyms: earn, get, hoard, keep, receive, save

v

Definition: use time; occupy
Antonyms: be lazy

IN BRIEF: To pay or give up money, time or effort. Also: To pass.

Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke. — Claude McDonald

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verb intr
verb intr

To ejaculate; to have an orgasm. (1662 —) .
R. L. Duncan He felt himself spending at the very moment she contracted around him (1980).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bruge, spendere, give ud, tilbringe, anvende, opbruge, øde, miste
v. intr. - give ud, spendere
n. - lommepenge, given ud, spenderen

idioms:

• spend a penny    gå på et vist sted, gå på toilettet
• spending money    lommepenge

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgeven, doorbrengen, verteren, uitputten

Français (French)
v. tr. - dépenser, passer (le temps), épuiser (des munitions)
v. intr. - dépenser
n. - frais (en comptabilité)

idioms:

• spend a penny    (ne pas) dépenser un sou
• spending money    argent de poche

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausgeben, aufwenden, verbringen
n. - (ugs.) Ausgaben

idioms:

• spend a penny    (ugs.) mal verschwinden müssen
• spending money    Taschengeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξοδεύω, δαπανώ, αναλίσκω, περνώ (χρόνο), (μτφ.) σπαταλώ

idioms:

• spend a penny    (Βρετ., καθομ.) πηγαίνω στο αποχωρητήριο
• spending money    χαρτζιλίκι
• spent force    αποδυναμωμένος παράγων, καμένο χαρτί

Italiano (Italian)
spendere, passare

idioms:

• spending money    denaro per le piccole spese
• spent force    esaurito

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consumir, gastar

idioms:

• spending money    dinheiro para gastar, dinheiro de bolso
• spent force    força utilizada

Русский (Russian)
тратить, растрачивать, нести издержки, проводить (время), исчерпывать, изливать (ярость)

idioms:

• spending money    карманные деньги, деньги на текущие расходы
• spent force    выдохшийся/ утративший влияние человек

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - gastar, desembolsar, consumir, malgastar, disipar, emplear el tiempo, perder
v. intr. - gastar dinero, hacer gastos, ser usado para comprar (el dinero), gastarse, consumirse, agotarse, disiparse
n. - gasto

idioms:

• spend a penny    ir al WC, ir al baño
• spending money    dinero para gastos menudos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spendera, använda, offra, förbruka, tillbringa, förbrukas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
花, 花费, 度过, 用尽, 花钱, 耗尽, 花时间, 花费精力, 产卵, 预算

idioms:

• spend a penny    上厕所, 小便
• spending money    零用钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 花, 花費, 度過, 用盡
v. intr. - 花錢, 耗盡, 用盡, 花時間, 花費精力, 產卵
n. - 預算

idioms:

• spend a penny    上廁所, 小便
• spending money    零用錢

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (돈을) 쓰다, (노력, 말 따위를) 하다, 모두 써버리다
v. intr. - 돈을 쓰다, (물고기가) 알을 낳다, 바닥이 나다
n. - 사용된 돈의 액수

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 使う, 金を使う, 費やす, 過ごす, 使い果たす, ささげる

idioms:

• spend a penny    トイレに行く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صرف, أنفق, قضى وقتا, أنهك, استهلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא, שילם, בזבז, כילה, צרך, בילה, העביר, עשה הכל למען מטרה מסוימת‬
v. intr. - ‮הוציא, שילם, בזבז, נצרך, בילה‬
n. - ‮בזבוז כסף, הוצאה, סכום שהתבזבז‬

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