well-spentadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈspɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈspɛnt/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and spent adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., spent adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + spent adj.

1. Of effort, money, etc.: expended judiciously, usefully, or profitably.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > spent (well or ill)

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1513 E. Howard Let. to Henry VIII 12 Apr. in A. Spont Lett. & Papers War France (1897) X. 124 It is a weel spent peny that saveth the pownd.

a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 162 His well-spent care all care becalmes.

1685 J. Scott Serm. Funeral William Croun 25 For ever blessed be ye my importunate prayers, and well-spent tears; for now I am fully repaid for you all.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa IV. lxxiv. 74 What a delightful object to the eyes of the honest husbandman to see so much fertility come thus forth to reward his well-spent labours!

1798 Weekly Mag. 31 Mar. 264/1 It is evident that you get absolute matter for your well-spent dollar.

1822 M. Berry Let. 6 Aug. (1865) III. 322 The large and well-spent sums expended..upon the bridges..must eat up all the disposable revenue.

1870 Mechanic's Mag. 28 Oct. 311/2 The sum paid to secure finally this great public boon has been £45,000, of well spent money.

1922 Carpenter Feb. 37 We are now enjoying the fruits of our well spent efforts.

1991 Literacy & Pacific Women (Proc. 3rd Conf. Fiji Assoc. Women Graduates) 124 Changes in Pacific schools will require..a great deal of well-spent money.

2. Of time, a period of time, etc.: passed virtuously, judiciously, or usefully.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > expended > well

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a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xvii. sig. Q.viii^v The well spent time.

?1569 H. Gough tr. B. Georgijević Ofspring House of Ottomanno sig. A.ii^v All whose deedes for an euerlasting memoriall of them, and of ther well spent daies haue most worthely deserued to be engrauen in tables of brasse.

1662 G. Wharton Cal. Carolinum Feb. sig. B5^v Who..laid down Their well spent Lives for Charles's Injur'd Crown.

a1673 T. Horton 100 Select Serm. (1679) ix. 67/1 It is a Blessed thing when Old Age has the Comfortable Reflexions of a Gracious and well spent youth to support.

1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 30 The constant Tenour of whose well spent Days No less deserv'd a just Return of Praise.

1780 Mirror No. 90 An old man, looking back on a well-spent life.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lii. 469 She beats all the women I have ever seen in the course of all my well-spent life.

1880 Harper's Mag. June 142/2 But the ‘well-spent’ hour is that which is devoted to working them out for yourself.

1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves iii. 67 This lad seems to have chucked all the principles of a well-spent boyhood.

1979 Motor Boating May 103 Some well-spent time can help insure that unnecessary errors aren't introduced.

2007 S. Clark House in Fez (2008) v. 48 I paid the plumber generously for his ten well-spent minutes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-spent
释义	well-spentadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈspɛnt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈspɛnt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and spent adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., spent adj. Etymology: < well adv. + spent adj. 1. Of effort, money, etc.: expended judiciously, usefully, or profitably. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > spent (well or ill) well-spent1513 1513 E. Howard Let. to Henry VIII 12 Apr. in A. Spont Lett. & Papers War France (1897) X. 124 It is a weel spent peny that saveth the pownd. a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 162 His well-spent care all care becalmes. 1685 J. Scott Serm. Funeral William Croun 25 For ever blessed be ye my importunate prayers, and well-spent tears; for now I am fully repaid for you all. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa IV. lxxiv. 74 What a delightful object to the eyes of the honest husbandman to see so much fertility come thus forth to reward his well-spent labours! 1798 Weekly Mag. 31 Mar. 264/1 It is evident that you get absolute matter for your well-spent dollar. 1822 M. Berry Let. 6 Aug. (1865) III. 322 The large and well-spent sums expended..upon the bridges..must eat up all the disposable revenue. 1870 Mechanic's Mag. 28 Oct. 311/2 The sum paid to secure finally this great public boon has been £45,000, of well spent money. 1922 Carpenter Feb. 37 We are now enjoying the fruits of our well spent efforts. 1991 Literacy & Pacific Women (Proc. 3rd Conf. Fiji Assoc. Women Graduates) 124 Changes in Pacific schools will require..a great deal of well-spent money. 2. Of time, a period of time, etc.: passed virtuously, judiciously, or usefully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > expended > well well-spenta1535 well-waredc1540 a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xvii. sig. Q.viii^v The well spent time. ?1569 H. Gough tr. B. Georgijević Ofspring House of Ottomanno sig. A.ii^v All whose deedes for an euerlasting memoriall of them, and of ther well spent daies haue most worthely deserued to be engrauen in tables of brasse. 1662 G. Wharton Cal. Carolinum Feb. sig. B5^v Who..laid down Their well spent Lives for Charles's Injur'd Crown. a1673 T. Horton 100 Select Serm. (1679) ix. 67/1 It is a Blessed thing when Old Age has the Comfortable Reflexions of a Gracious and well spent youth to support. 1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 30 The constant Tenour of whose well spent Days No less deserv'd a just Return of Praise. 1780 Mirror No. 90 An old man, looking back on a well-spent life. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lii. 469 She beats all the women I have ever seen in the course of all my well-spent life. 1880 Harper's Mag. June 142/2 But the ‘well-spent’ hour is that which is devoted to working them out for yourself. 1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves iii. 67 This lad seems to have chucked all the principles of a well-spent boyhood. 1979 Motor Boating May 103 Some well-spent time can help insure that unnecessary errors aren't introduced. 2007 S. Clark House in Fez (2008) v. 48 I paid the plumber generously for his ten well-spent minutes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1513
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