expend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To consume, exhaust (some resource).

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspɛnd/ /ɛkˈspɛnd/ en-us-expend.ogg

Word forms

expend expends expending expended no-table-tags glossary expendest expendedst expendeth

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expendō (“to weigh; to pay out”). Doublet of spend.

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