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expend

ex·pend [ ik spénd ] (past and past participle ex·pend·ed, present participle ex·pend·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pends)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. use up: to use up time, energy, effort, or some other resource

2. spend money: to spend money or an amount of money ( formal )

[15th century. < Latin expendere "weigh out (money in payment)" < pendere "weigh"]

ex·pen·der noun
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