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- Dictionaryspend/spɛnd/
verb
- 1. give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something: "the firm has spent £100,000 on hardware" Similar Opposite
- 2. pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place: "she spent a lot of time travelling" Similar
noun
- 1. an amount of money paid out: informal "the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head"
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SPEND definition: 1. to give money as a payment for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere…. Learn more.
1. : to expend or waste wealth or strength. 2. : to become expended or consumed.
Spend definition: to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). See examples of SPEND used in a sentence.
Definition of spend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.) resisting the temptation to spend one's money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding. Don't spend much time on it. 3. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.
to use money to buy or pay for something: The company has spent $1.9 million on improving its computer network. She spends too much money on clothes. How much did you spend? Fewer examples. You must spend the money as you see fit. She refuses to spend more than £20 on a pair of shoes.
The verb spend is good for talking about passing time on a particular activity or living in one place for a length of time: "He went on to spend years in India." When you spend money, you pay it in return for something, like when you spend five dollars on a bottle of water at the airport or spend your savings on a trip around the world.
spend meaning, definition, what is spend: to use your money to pay for goods or se...: Learn more.
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.
Definitions of 'spend' 1. When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. [...] 2. If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. [...] 3. If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between spend and pass ?
