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S0625800 (spĕnd)v. spent (spĕnt), spend·ing, spends v.tr.1. To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.2. To pay out (money).3. To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.5. a. To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.b. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.v.intr.1. To pay out or expend money.2. To be exhausted or consumed.n.1. An amount of money spent on something: doubled the spend on computers.2. The spending of money; expenditure: the management of spend.

[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendēre, to expend; see expend) and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]

spend′a·ble adj.spend′er n.Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent $30 on gas; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.Antonym: save¹

spend

(spɛnd) vb, spends, spending or spent1. to pay out (money, wealth, etc)2. (tr) to concentrate (time, effort, thought, etc) upon an object, activity, etc3. (tr) to pass (time) in a specific way, activity, place, etc4. (tr) to use up completely: the hurricane spent its force. 5. (tr) to give up (one's blood, life, etc) in a cause6. (intr) obsolete to be used up or exhausted7. (Physiology) spend a penny informal Brit to urinaten (Banking & Finance) an amount of money spent, esp regularly, or allocated to be spent[Old English spendan, from Latin expendere; influenced also by Old French despendre to spend, from Latin dispendere; see expend, dispense] ˈspendable adj

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(spɛnd)

v. spent, spend•ing. v.t. 1. to pay out or otherwise dispose of (money, resources, etc.). 2. to expend (time, labor, thought, etc.) on some enterprise. 3. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: to spend a few days in Boston. 4. to use up; exhaust: The storm had spent its fury. 5. to give (one's life, blood, etc.) for some cause; sacrifice. v.i. 6. to spend money, energy, time, etc. 7. Obs. to be consumed or exhausted. [1125–75; Middle English; Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < West Germanic < Latin expendere to pay out, expend] spend′a•ble, adj. spend′er, n.

spend

- A blend of Latin pendere, "pay, weigh," and expendere, "pay out."See also related terms for weigh.

spend

You usually use the verb spend when you are talking about money or time. The past tense and past participle of spend is spent, not 'spended'.

1. money

When you spend money, you use it to pay for things.

I had no very clear idea how much I had spent.Her husband had spent all her money.

You say that someone spends money on something.

We always spend a lot of money on parties.The buildings need a lot of money spent on them.2. time

If you spend a period of time doing something, you do it from the beginning to the end of that time.

I spent all day typing information into a computer.THey spent the night chatting intimately.

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pass">pass1. 'spend'

If someone does something from the beginning to the end of a period of time, you say that they spend the period of time doing it.

We spent the evening talking about art.I was planning to spend all day writing.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone spends a period of time 'in doing', 'on doing', or 'to do' something. Don't say, for example, 'We spent the evening in talking about art'.

If someone is in a place from the beginning to the end of a period of time, you can say that they spend the time there.

He spent most of his time in the library.We found a hotel where we could spend the night.

You can say that someone spends a period of time in another person's company.

I spent an evening with David.2. 'pass'

You don't usually say that you 'pass time' doing something. Don't say, for example, 'We passed the evening talking about art'.

However, if you do something to occupy yourself while you are waiting for something, you say that you do it to pass the time.

He had brought a book along to pass the time.To pass the time they played games.3. 'have'

If you enjoy yourself while you are doing something, don't say that you 'pass' or 'spend' a good time. Say that you have a good time.

The kids are having a good time on the beach.We had a wonderful time visiting our friends.

spend

Past participle: spent
Gerund: spending

Imperative
spend
spend

Present
I spend
you spend
he/she/it spends
we spend
you spend
they spend

Preterite
I spent
you spent
he/she/it spent
we spent
you spent
they spent

Present Continuous
I am spending
you are spending
he/she/it is spending
we are spending
you are spending
they are spending

Present Perfect
I have spent
you have spent
he/she/it has spent
we have spent
you have spent
they have spent

Past Continuous
I was spending
you were spending
he/she/it was spending
we were spending
you were spending
they were spending

Past Perfect
I had spent
you had spent
he/she/it had spent
we had spent
you had spent
they had spent

Future
I will spend
you will spend
he/she/it will spend
we will spend
you will spend
they will spend

Future Perfect
I will have spent
you will have spent
he/she/it will have spent
we will have spent
you will have spent
they will have spent

Future Continuous
I will be spending
you will be spending
he/she/it will be spending
we will be spending
you will be spending
they will be spending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spending
you have been spending
he/she/it has been spending
we have been spending
you have been spending
they have been spending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spending
you will have been spending
he/she/it will have been spending
we will have been spending
you will have been spending
they will have been spending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spending
you had been spending
he/she/it had been spending
we had been spending
you had been spending
they had been spending

Conditional
I would spend
you would spend
he/she/it would spend
we would spend
you would spend
they would spend

Past Conditional
I would have spent
you would have spent
he/she/it would have spent
we would have spent
you would have spent
they would have spent

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	spend - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"passsoldier - serve as a soldier in the militaryslum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"weekend - spend the weekendholiday, vacation - spend or take a vacationserve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"while away, get through - spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of timesojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarilyoverwinter, winter - spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"summer - spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
	2.	spend - pay out; "spend money"expend, dropdeplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"trifle away, wanton away, wanton - spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away"underspend - spend at less than the normal ratemisspend - spend (money or other resources) unwiselynickel-and-dime, penny-pinch - spend money frugally; spend as little as possibleinvest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"economise, economize, save - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"lay out - spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficientlymisspend - spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"
	3.	spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"overspend - spend more than available of (a budget)underspend - spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)

spend

verb1. pay out, fork out (slang), expend, lay out, splash out (Brit. informal), shell out (informal), disburse They have spent £23m on new players.
pay out keep, save, store, invest, hoard, put aside, put by2. apply, use, employ, concentrate, invest, put in, devote, lavish, exert, bestow This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.3. pass, fill, occupy, while away We spent the night in a hotel.4. use up, waste, squander, blow (slang), empty, drain, exhaust, consume, run through, deplete, dissipate, fritter away My stepson was spending money like it grew on trees.
use up keep, save, store, invest, hoard, put aside, put by

spend

verb1. To use all of:consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, use up.Informal: polish off.2. To be depleted:consume, go.Idiom: go down the drain.3. To distribute (money) as payment:disburse, expend, give, lay out, outlay, pay (out).Informal: fork out (or over) (or up), shell out.4. To use time in a particular way:pass, put in.

Translations

度过支出消耗花钱

spend

(spend) – past tense, past participle spent (-t) – verb1. to use up or pay out (money). He spends more than he earns.支出2. to pass (time). I spent a week in Spain this summer.度过spent (spent) adjective1. used. a spent match.用过的2. exhausted. By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent.精疲力竭的ˈspendthrift noun a person who spends his money freely and carelessly. 挥霍者

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→ 消耗zhCN, 花钱zhCN

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spend like a sailor (on (shore) leave)

To spend excessively, extravagantly, or wastefully. Now don't go spending like a sailor on shore leave just because you got a bit of a tax refund from the government. The local council has been spending like sailors on this new tram project, while other existing public transport goes into disrepair. Every time my husband's paycheck comes through, he goes out to the pubs and spends like a sailor on leave!See also: like, sailor, spend

king's ransom

A very large sum of money. I've always wanted to vacation in Hawaii, but the plane tickets cost a king's ransom.See also: ransom

spend money like a drunken sailor

To spend money freely and frivolously. Because I've been spending money like a drunken sailor, I don't have enough to pay my rent this month.See also: drunken, like, money, sailor, spend

don't spend it all in one place

A humorous phrase said when one is given money, especially an insignificant amount of money. Whenever grandma comes to visit, she always gives me a dollar and says, "Don't spend it all in one place!"See also: all, one, place, spend

spend a penny

euphemism To go to the toilet. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Where's Janet?" B: "She's gone to spend a penny."See also: penny, spend

spend money like water

To spend money excessively or wastefully. For years he was an absolute penny-pincher. Now that he's got a steady job, he spends money like water.See also: like, money, spend, water

make a packet

To make a very large amount of money, especially by doing something very successfully. We'll make a packet if we can manage to secure a trading partner in China. I hear Sarah is making a packet with sales from her latest novel.See also: make, packet

spend a packet

To spend a very large amount of money, especially all at the same time. We spent a packet securing our partnership with the Chinese manufacturers. I hear Sarah is spending a packet to self-publish her novel.See also: packet, spend

spend the night

1. To sleep in another person's house as their guest. My son is spending the night at his friend's house tonight. It's getting late, so why don't you both spend the night in our spare room?2. By extension, to spend the night in someone's bed, with the implication of having sex with them. Are you sure you're ready for him to spend the night? You've only been going out for a couple weeks. Even when I was in my mid-20s, my parents still didn't allow my girlfriend to spend the night with me.See also: night, spend

spending money

A small amount of money one carries to spend on nonessential things. I give the kids 10 bucks at the start of the week as a bit of spending money. If they spend it all, then that's all they get till the next Monday. The company has given me a bit of spending money while I'm here, so why don't we go find somewhere nice to eat?See also: money, spend

pocket money

A small amount of money one carries to spend on nonessential things. I give the kids 10 bucks at the start of the week as a bit of pocket money. If they spend it all, then that's all they get till the next Monday. The company has given me a bit of pocket money while I'm here, so why don't we go find somewhere nice to eat?See also: money, pocket

spend the rest of (one's) life

To spend the remaining portion of one's life (doing something or being some place). Honestly, I'd love to retire by the water some place and spend the rest of my life fixing up old boats. My grandmother always said she would spend the rest of her life in South America if she could.See also: life, of, rest, spend

spend the rest of (one's) days

To spend the remaining portion of one's life (doing something or being some place). Honestly, I'd love to retire by the water some place and spend the rest of my days fixing up old boats. My grandmother always said she would spend the rest of her days in South America if she could.See also: days, of, rest, spend

spend (something) for (something)

1. To spend some amount of money in order to purchase some product or service. I'd be willing to spend around $1,000 at most for a new refrigerator. If you spend the bare minimum for your computer, you can't expect it to give you top of the line performance.2. To expend some amount of time doing something. A lot of people struggle to spend enough time for family when they are the primary earners in their households. I make a point of spending an hour each day for yoga and meditation. This new operating system is so large that you should expect to spend a couple hours for the installation.See also: spend

spend money like it's going out of style

To spend money very quickly and in great quantities. We had a table of people in the restaurant last night who were obviously very wealthy, because they spent money like it was going out of style. After getting his Christmas bonus, Jim started spending money like it was going out of style.See also: going, like, money, of, out, spend, style

spend (something) on (someone or something)

1. To spend some amount of money in order to pay for some product or service. I'd be willing to spend around $1,000 at most on a new refrigerator. If you spend the bare minimum on your computer, you can't expect it to give you top-of-the-line performance. It's insane to me that you have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on college education.2. To spend some amount of money for the benefit of someone else. I feel like my girlfriends spends too much money on me, but she always brushes it aside whenever I bring it up. My parents could never spend much on us when we were growing up, so I'm always a little incredulous toward parents who buy their kids whatever they want.3. To expend some amount of time doing or working on This new operating system is so large that you should expect to spend a couple hours on the installation. I make a point of spending an hour each day on yoga and meditation. The reports should just be summaries, so don't spend too much time on them.See also: on, spend

spend (some amount of time) in (some place)

To be in some building, town, country, etc., for some amount of time. I spent a lot of my childhood in the library, learning about as many things as I could. We're only spending a couple of days in Rome, so we have to be very pragmatic about what we can see. I spent about four years in Tokyo teaching English before eventually moving back to Canada.See also: amount, of, spend

tax-and-spend

Characterized by excessive spending and government expansion funded by excessive taxation. Used before a noun. The average working class citizen is sick of the tax-and-spend policies of this administration. The candidate is running her campaign as an attack against a tax-and-spend government that she claims is suffocating the country.

Don't spend it all in one place.

Prov. a phrase said after giving someone some money, especially a small amount of money. Fred: Dad, can I have a dollar? Father: Sure. Here. Don't spend it all in one place. "Here's a quarter, kid," said Tom, flipping Fred a quarter. "Don't spend it all in one place."See also: all, one, place, spend

*king's ransom

Fig. a great deal of money. (To pay an amount as large as one might have to pay to get back a king held for ransom. *Typically: cost ~; pay ~; spend~.) I would like to buy a nice watch, but I don't want to pay a king's ransom for it. It's a lovely house. I bet it cost a king's ransom.See also: ransom

spend money like it's going out of style

and spend money like there's no tomorrowFig. to spend money recklessly; to spend money as if it were worthless or will soon be worthless. Extravagant? she spends money like it's going out of style! I can't control it. I spend money like there is no tomorrow.See also: going, like, money, of, out, spend, style

spend something for something

to pay out an amount of money for something. I spent nearly forty dollars for that vase! How much did you spend for this house—if I may ask?See also: spend

spend something on someone or something

to pay out an amount of money for the benefit of someone or something. How much did you spend on him for his birthday? I spent a lot on Mary's gift.See also: on, spend

spend time in something

to stay in something or some place for a period of time. I spent time in Barbados when I was younger. I am afraid that you will have to spend some time in the hospital until the infection is cleared up.See also: spend, time

spending money

cash, as opposed to money in the bank. I'm a little short of spending money at the present. Could I borrow ten dollars? I don't have any spending money either.See also: money, spend

tax-and-spend

spending freely and taxing heavily. (Referring to a legislative body that repeatedly passes expensive new laws and keeps raising taxes to pay for the cost. Fixed order.) I hope that people do not elect another tax-and-spend Congress this time. The only thing worse than a tax-and-spend legislature is one that spends and runs up a worsening deficit.

king's ransom

A huge sum of money, as in That handmade rug must have cost a king's ransom. This metaphoric expression originally referred to the sum required to release a king from captivity. [Late 1400s] See also: ransom

pocket money

Also, spending money. Cash for incidental or minor expenses, as in They don't believe in giving the children pocket money without asking them to do chores, or Can I borrow a dollar? I'm out of all my spending money. The first term, dating from the early 1600s, alludes to keeping small sums in one's pocket; the second alludes to money that may be spent (as opposed to saved) and dates from the late 1500s. See also: money, pocket

spend money like water

If someone spends money like water, they regularly spend a lot of money. So she liked a drink, loved her horses and spent money like water. So what?See also: like, money, spend, water

spend a penny

urinate. British informal At one time coin-operated locks were commonly found on the doors of public lavatories. The phrase is now rather dated.See also: penny, spend

make, lose, spend, etc. a ˈpacket

(informal) make, etc. a large amount of money: He went to the USA and made a packet in office property. ♢ We spent a packet on our weekend away — everything was so expensive.See also: packet

spend the ˈnight with somebody/together

stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them: James told me Kim and Robin spent the night together.See also: night, somebody, spend, together

spend a ˈpenny

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) go to the toilet; urinate: Do you want to spend a penny before we leave?In the past, public toilets in England had coin operated locks, which cost one penny to open.See also: penny, spend

spending money

n. cash, as opposed to money in the bank. I’m a little short of spending money at the present. Could I borrow ten dollars? See also: money, spend

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spend like a sailor (on (shore) leave)

king's ransom

spend money like a drunken sailor

don't spend it all in one place

spend a penny

spend money like water

make a packet

spend a packet

spend the night

spending money

pocket money

spend the rest of (one's) life

spend the rest of (one's) days

spend (something) for (something)

spend money like it's going out of style

spend (something) on (someone or something)

spend (some amount of time) in (some place)

tax-and-spend

Don't spend it all in one place.

*king's ransom

spend money like it's going out of style

spend something for something

spend something on someone or something

spend time in something

spending money

tax-and-spend

king's ransom

pocket money

spend money like water

spend a penny

make, lose, spend, etc. a ˈpacket

spend the ˈnight with somebody/together

spend a ˈpenny

spending money

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verb pay out

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verb apply

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verb pass

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verb use up

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verb to use all of

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verb to be depleted

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verb to distribute (money) as payment

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verb to use time in a particular way

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verb pass time in a specific way

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