transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspend ]
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