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    spend
    /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 pay outlay outexpenddisburseOpposite savekeephoard
    • 2. pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place: "she spent a lot of time travelling" Similar passoccupyfilltake up

    noun

    • 1. an amount of money paid out: informal "the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPEND definition: 1. to give money as a payment for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spendSpend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to expend or waste wealth or strength. 2. : to become expended or consumed.

  4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › spendspend - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · spend (countable and uncountable, plural spends) Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure. I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month. (in the plural) Expenditures; money or pocket money.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spendSPEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spend definition: to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). See examples of SPEND used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to give money as a payment for something: How much did you spend? I don't know how I managed to spend so much in the club last night. We spent a fortune when we were in New York. She spends a lot of money on clothes. We've just spent $1.9 million on improving our computer network.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spendSpend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you use money or time, you spend it. If you spend a lot of time at the mall, you'll probably also spend money there. 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."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › spendSpend - definition of spend by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of spend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPEND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SPEND definition: 1. to use money to buy or pay for something: 2. to use time doing something or being somewhere: . Learn more.