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spending
Variant of spend
spend
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spend (spend)
transitive verb spent, spending spend′·ing
- to use up, exhaust, consume, or wear out his fury was spent
- to pay out (money); disburse
- to give or devote (time, labor, thought, or effort) to some enterprise or for some purpose
- to pass (a period of time) spending hours together
- to waste; squander
Etymology: ME spenden < OE spendan (in comp.) < ML spendere < L expendere: see expend
intransitive verb
- to pay out or use up money, etc.
- Obsolete to be or become consumed, wasted, etc.
Related Forms:
- spendable spend′·able adjective
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