expend
1Expend — Ex*pend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to… …
2expend — UK US /ɪkˈspend/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money: expend energy/effort/time »Why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and producing for export? »expend… …
3Expend — Ex*pend , v. i. 1. To be laid out, used, or consumed. [1913 Webster] 2. To pay out or disburse money. [1913 Webster] They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. Macaulay . [1913 Webster] …
4expend — I (consume) verb apply, avail oneself of, burn, deplete, devour, dissipate, employ, exert, exhaust, finish, lessen, reduce, spend, turn to account, use, use up, waste II (disburse) verb allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bear the cost of, bear… …
5expend — early 15c., from L. expendere pay out, weigh out money, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pendere to pay, weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)). Related: Expended; expending …
6expend — *spend, disburse Analogous words: *pay, repay, compensate, reimburse, remunerate: *distribute, dispense …
7expend — [v] exhaust; spend ante up*, blow*, consume, disburse, dish out*, dispense, dissipate, distribute, employ, finish, foot the bill*, fork out*, give, go through*, lay out, outlay, pay, pay out, put out*, shell out*, splurge*, spring for*, throw… …
8expend — ► VERB ▪ spend or use up (a resource). ORIGIN Latin expendere, from pendere weigh, pay …
9expend — [ek spend′, ikspend′] vt. [ME expenden < L expendere, to weigh out, pay out < ex , out + pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. to spend 2. to consume by using; use up …
10expend — v. (D; tr.) to expend for, on (to expend considerable funds on a new skating rink) * * * [ɪk spend] on (to expend considerable funds on a new skating rink) (D; tr.) to expend for …
