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spend

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Main Entry:
spend 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spend
Pronunciation:
\ˈspend\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
spent 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spent \ˈspent\ ; spend·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English -spendan, from Medieval Latin expendere to disburse, use up, from Latin, to measure by weight, pay out — more at expend
Date:
13th century
transitive verb1: to use up or pay out : expend2 a: exhaust, wear out <the hurricane gradually spent itself> b: to consume wastefully : squander <the waters are not ours to spend — J. R. Ellis>3: to cause or permit to elapse : pass <spend the night>4: give up, sacrificeintransitive verb1: to expend or waste wealth or strength2: to become expended or consumed3: to have an orgasm
spend·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spendable \ˈspen-də-bəl\ adjective
spend·er noun


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