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spend

US/spɛnd/ very common

verb

1.

pass (time) in a specific way

  • “How are you spending your summer vacation?”
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2.

pay out

  • “spend money”
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3.

spend completely

  • “I spend my pocket money in two days”

Origin

From Middle English spenden, from Old English spendan (attested especially in compounds āspendan (“to spend”), forspendan (“to use up, consume”)), from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn (“to spend”), borrowed from Latin expendere (“to weigh out”).

Phrases

  • don't spend it all at once
  • don't spend it all in one place
  • spend a penny
  • spend good money after bad
  • spend money like water
  • spend time
  • spending money
  • spent force

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