v. 25B6; verb
she spent £185 on shoes : PAY OUT, dish out, expend, disburse; squander, waste, fritter away; lavish; informal fork out, lay out, shell out, cough up, blow, splash out, splurge; Brit. informal stump up, blue; N. Amer. informal pony up.
the morning was spent gardening : PASS, occupy, fill, take up, while away.
I've spent hours on this essay : PUT IN, devote; waste.
the storm had spent its force : USE UP, consume, exhaust, deplete, drain.