v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' spend
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh ― more at SPIN
Date: 15th century
1 : to pay out : SPEND <the social services upon which public revenue is expend ed ― J. A. Hobson>
2 : to make use of for a specific purpose : UTILIZE <projects on which they expend ed great energy> also : USE UP
– ex · pend · er noun