The meaning of SPEND is to use up or pay out : expend. How to use spend in a sentence.

SPEND meaning: 1. to give money as a payment for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere…. Learn more.

spend You usually use the verb spend when you are talking about money or time. The past tense and past participle of spend is spent, not 'spended'.

1. Spend, disburse, expend, squander refer to paying out money. Spend is the general word: We spend more for living expenses now. Disburse implies expending from a specific source or sum to meet …

SPEND definition: to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). See examples of spend used in a sentence.

SPEND meaning: 1 : to use (money) to pay for something; 2 : to allow (time) to pass in a particular place or while doing a particular activity

Definition of spend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. By the end of the vacation I had spent all my money. Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products.

The verb spend is good for talking about passing time on a particular activity or living in one place for a length of time: "He went on to spend years in India."

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