ikˈspend, ek- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- ex- (I) + pendere to weigh, pay — more at span
transitive verb
1. : to pay out or distribute : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended — J.A.Hobson
2. : to consume by use : use up
little guys — the ones who are expended — never get to see the broad picture of the war — W.L.White
still mourns the apparent eclipse of books on which he expended great energies — Harry Hansen
intransitive verb
: to spend money
he rode a horse, lived high, expended largely — George Meredith
Synonyms: see spend