verb
spend
spehnd
verb
1
To pay out money in exchange for something.
"They spent nearly a thousand dollars on new furniture."
"Try not to spend all your paycheck in the first week."
2
To use up time or effort on something.
"She spends most weekends hiking in the mountains."
noun
1
The total amount of money spent over a given period.
"The company's marketing spend doubled this quarter."
How to Use Spend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo pay out money, or to use up time.
Common pairings
spend money
spend time
marketing spend
annual spend
Word Forms
spent past tense, spends plural, spends singular
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Etymology
From Old English spendan, borrowed from Latin expendere ("to weigh out"). A doublet of "expend" — both trace back to the same Latin verb.