Definition of expend in English:

expend

verb ɪkˈspɛndɛkˈspɛndɪkˈspɛnd

[with object]

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy)
the energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas
Example sentencesExamples
- Massachusetts enjoyed a qualified success with its militia by expending money and energy on the effort.
- A developer expends money on the project before planning permission is granted at his own risk.
- Why should they be expending precious resources and energy on saving these creatures?
- All mountain activity was postponed and eager skiers were confined to the lowlands and forced to be resourceful in finding alternative ways of expending their energy.
- This person is unassuming and fun; she expends great energy in giving detailed answers and sets no time limits or out-of-bounds topics.
- A cup of coffee in the morning can increase performance, but too much coffee expends energy and can create long-term exhaustion.
- Under this sequence, the capitalist expends a sum of money M in buying materials and machinery and in paying wages.
- A photon gains energy when it falls into the gravitational potential of an overdense region, and expends energy when it climbs back out.
- All the creative energy is expended in hyping and sales, with none left over for the product.
- Mostly, I am bitter that I spent so much time expending emotional energy towards ills that only existed in his mind.
- Movement expends energy and can attract predators, and increased movement capacity may evolve only at the sacrifice of reproductive effort.
- The government tries to be a middleman but is unable to arbitrate, so a lot of energy is expended on political issues.
- As such, this country's democratic values are contradicted, and seemingly mocked, as it expends military energy to suppress those who strive for self-determination.
- Winning is all for the chess player, who expends enormous energy in each game he plays.
- You will be expending money that could better be spent on policing, which is what the budget is there for.
- Their findings suggest that self-regulation involves exertion, which expends energy, depleting the available supply and impairing subsequent task performance.
- SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies.
- While lipin in fat tissue influences the capacity of cells to store fat, lipin in muscle affects the rate at which the body expends energy and burns fat.
- What has been established is that lies were told and that much energy was expended on ensuring that the truth never got out.
- He was too weak to move very much, expending any energy he had trying to breathe.
Synonyms
spend, pay out, lay out, disburse, dole out, get through, go through
lavish, squander, waste, fritter (away), dissipate, spend like water, throw around like confetti
informal fork out, shell out, dish out, cough up, blow, splurge, pour/throw down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style/fashion
British informal splash out, stump up, blue
North American informal ante up, pony up
use up, use, utilize, make use of, consume, eat up, deplete, drain, sap
exhaust, empty, get through, go through, finish off

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- 'out' + pendere 'weigh, pay'. Compare with spend.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of expend in US English:

expend

verbikˈspendɪkˈspɛnd

[with object]

Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy)
we do not need to expend energy working on our marriage
Example sentencesExamples
- SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies.
- Massachusetts enjoyed a qualified success with its militia by expending money and energy on the effort.
- Mostly, I am bitter that I spent so much time expending emotional energy towards ills that only existed in his mind.
- As such, this country's democratic values are contradicted, and seemingly mocked, as it expends military energy to suppress those who strive for self-determination.
- He was too weak to move very much, expending any energy he had trying to breathe.
- A developer expends money on the project before planning permission is granted at his own risk.
- While lipin in fat tissue influences the capacity of cells to store fat, lipin in muscle affects the rate at which the body expends energy and burns fat.
- This person is unassuming and fun; she expends great energy in giving detailed answers and sets no time limits or out-of-bounds topics.
- You will be expending money that could better be spent on policing, which is what the budget is there for.
- Movement expends energy and can attract predators, and increased movement capacity may evolve only at the sacrifice of reproductive effort.
- Their findings suggest that self-regulation involves exertion, which expends energy, depleting the available supply and impairing subsequent task performance.
- Winning is all for the chess player, who expends enormous energy in each game he plays.
- All mountain activity was postponed and eager skiers were confined to the lowlands and forced to be resourceful in finding alternative ways of expending their energy.
- The government tries to be a middleman but is unable to arbitrate, so a lot of energy is expended on political issues.
- What has been established is that lies were told and that much energy was expended on ensuring that the truth never got out.
- Why should they be expending precious resources and energy on saving these creatures?
- A cup of coffee in the morning can increase performance, but too much coffee expends energy and can create long-term exhaustion.
- Under this sequence, the capitalist expends a sum of money M in buying materials and machinery and in paying wages.
- A photon gains energy when it falls into the gravitational potential of an overdense region, and expends energy when it climbs back out.
- All the creative energy is expended in hyping and sales, with none left over for the product.
Synonyms
spend, pay out, lay out, disburse, dole out, get through, go through
use up, use, utilize, make use of, consume, eat up, deplete, drain, sap

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend.

单词	expend
释义	Definition of expend in English: expend verb ɪkˈspɛndɛkˈspɛndɪkˈspɛnd [with object] Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy) the energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas Example sentencesExamples Massachusetts enjoyed a qualified success with its militia by expending money and energy on the effort. A developer expends money on the project before planning permission is granted at his own risk. Why should they be expending precious resources and energy on saving these creatures? All mountain activity was postponed and eager skiers were confined to the lowlands and forced to be resourceful in finding alternative ways of expending their energy. This person is unassuming and fun; she expends great energy in giving detailed answers and sets no time limits or out-of-bounds topics. A cup of coffee in the morning can increase performance, but too much coffee expends energy and can create long-term exhaustion. Under this sequence, the capitalist expends a sum of money M in buying materials and machinery and in paying wages. A photon gains energy when it falls into the gravitational potential of an overdense region, and expends energy when it climbs back out. All the creative energy is expended in hyping and sales, with none left over for the product. Mostly, I am bitter that I spent so much time expending emotional energy towards ills that only existed in his mind. Movement expends energy and can attract predators, and increased movement capacity may evolve only at the sacrifice of reproductive effort. The government tries to be a middleman but is unable to arbitrate, so a lot of energy is expended on political issues. As such, this country's democratic values are contradicted, and seemingly mocked, as it expends military energy to suppress those who strive for self-determination. Winning is all for the chess player, who expends enormous energy in each game he plays. You will be expending money that could better be spent on policing, which is what the budget is there for. Their findings suggest that self-regulation involves exertion, which expends energy, depleting the available supply and impairing subsequent task performance. SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies. While lipin in fat tissue influences the capacity of cells to store fat, lipin in muscle affects the rate at which the body expends energy and burns fat. What has been established is that lies were told and that much energy was expended on ensuring that the truth never got out. He was too weak to move very much, expending any energy he had trying to breathe. Synonyms spend, pay out, lay out, disburse, dole out, get through, go through lavish, squander, waste, fritter (away), dissipate, spend like water, throw around like confetti informal fork out, shell out, dish out, cough up, blow, splurge, pour/throw down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style/fashion British informal splash out, stump up, blue North American informal ante up, pony up use up, use, utilize, make use of, consume, eat up, deplete, drain, sap exhaust, empty, get through, go through, finish off Origin Late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- 'out' + pendere 'weigh, pay'. Compare with spend. Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of expend in US English: expend verbikˈspendɪkˈspɛnd [with object] Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy) we do not need to expend energy working on our marriage Example sentencesExamples SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies. Massachusetts enjoyed a qualified success with its militia by expending money and energy on the effort. Mostly, I am bitter that I spent so much time expending emotional energy towards ills that only existed in his mind. As such, this country's democratic values are contradicted, and seemingly mocked, as it expends military energy to suppress those who strive for self-determination. He was too weak to move very much, expending any energy he had trying to breathe. A developer expends money on the project before planning permission is granted at his own risk. While lipin in fat tissue influences the capacity of cells to store fat, lipin in muscle affects the rate at which the body expends energy and burns fat. This person is unassuming and fun; she expends great energy in giving detailed answers and sets no time limits or out-of-bounds topics. You will be expending money that could better be spent on policing, which is what the budget is there for. Movement expends energy and can attract predators, and increased movement capacity may evolve only at the sacrifice of reproductive effort. Their findings suggest that self-regulation involves exertion, which expends energy, depleting the available supply and impairing subsequent task performance. Winning is all for the chess player, who expends enormous energy in each game he plays. All mountain activity was postponed and eager skiers were confined to the lowlands and forced to be resourceful in finding alternative ways of expending their energy. The government tries to be a middleman but is unable to arbitrate, so a lot of energy is expended on political issues. What has been established is that lies were told and that much energy was expended on ensuring that the truth never got out. Why should they be expending precious resources and energy on saving these creatures? A cup of coffee in the morning can increase performance, but too much coffee expends energy and can create long-term exhaustion. Under this sequence, the capitalist expends a sum of money M in buying materials and machinery and in paying wages. A photon gains energy when it falls into the gravitational potential of an overdense region, and expends energy when it climbs back out. All the creative energy is expended in hyping and sales, with none left over for the product. Synonyms spend, pay out, lay out, disburse, dole out, get through, go through use up, use, utilize, make use of, consume, eat up, deplete, drain, sap Origin Late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend.
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