spending

transitive verb spent, spending

1. to use up, exhaust, consume, or wear out: his fury was spent
2. to pay out (money); disburse
3. to give or devote (time, labor, thought, or effort) to some enterprise or for some purpose
4. to pass (a period of time): spending hours together
5. to waste; squander

Origin: ME spenden < OE spendan (in comp.) < ML spendere < L expendere: see expend

intransitive verb

1. to pay out or use up money, etc.
2. Obsolete to be or become consumed, wasted, etc.