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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spend•a•ble (spen′də bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - available for spending.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spend /spɛnd/USA pronunciation v., spent/spɛnt/USA pronunciation spend•ing. - to pay out (money, resources, etc.): [~ + object]We had spent too much money on our vacation.[no object]All we do is spend, spend, spend; we need to save, too.
- to pass (time, labor, etc.) on some work, in some place, etc.:[~ + object]The kids didn't want to spend their whole vacation indoors.
- to use up;
exhaust:[~ + object]The storm had spent its fury.
spend•a•ble, adj.: some percentage of spendable income for food. spend•er, n. [countable]He was a big spender: he bought her jewelry and expensive clothes.See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spend (spend),USA pronunciation v., spent, spend•ing.
v.t. - to pay out, disburse, or expend;
dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):resisting the temptation to spend one's money. - to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding:Don't spend much time on it.
- to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.:We spent a few days in Baltimore.
- to use up, consume, or exhaust:The storm had spent its fury.
- to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause.
v.i. - to spend money, energy, time, etc.
- [Obs.]to be consumed or exhausted.
- Latin expendere to pay out, expend; compare German spenden
- WGmc
- Middle English spenden, continuing Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) 1125–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Spend, disburse, expend, squander refer to paying out money. Spend is the general word:We spend more for living expenses now.Disburse implies expending from a specific source or sum to meet specific obligations, or paying in definite allotments:The treasurer has authority to disburse funds.Expend is more formal, and implies spending for some definite and (usually) sensible or worthy object:to expend most of one's salary on necessities.Squander suggests lavish, wasteful, or foolish expenditure:to squander a legacy.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged use, apply, devote.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged earn, keep.
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