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| spend [ spend ] (past and past participle spent [ spent ], present participle spend·ing, 3rd person present singular spends) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb pay money: to pay out money in exchange for goods or services
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2. transitive verb devote time or effort: to devote time, energy, or thought to something
  spent a lot of time thinking about it
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3. transitive verb pass time: to pass a particular amount of time in a particular place or way
spend a week in Hawaii
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4. transitive verb use something up: to deplete something totally
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5. transitive verb sacrifice something: to sacrifice something, especially for a cause
spent her life working for reform
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| [Pre-12th century. Partly < Latin expendere "pay" (see expend); partly < Old French despendre "expend" < Latin dispendere (see dispense)] |
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| spend·er noun |
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