verb
expend
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verb
1
To use up a resource such as time, money, or energy.
"She expended all her savings renovating the old house."
"The runner expended every ounce of energy in the final sprint."
How to Use Expend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo spend or use up something, often to the point of exhaustion.
Common pairings
expend energy
expend resources
expend effort
Word Forms
expended past tense, expend plural, expended plural, expends singular, expend singular, expended singular, expendest singular, expendedst singular, expendeth singular
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Etymology
From Latin expendere, "to weigh out, pay out" — a doublet of the word "spend."