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Definition of expend
expender
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Examples of expend in a Sentence
Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
Recent Examples of expend from the Web
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Trump appeared on the show far more than his GOP rivals, and he was allowed to call in — thus providing Trump with a nationwide audience without the inconvenience of leaving the campaign trail or expending resources.
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Its recent explosion in the United States has made the ever-expending genre a mainstay of the country's entertainment industry.
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The Navy might someday be involved in major fleet actions in which large numbers of missiles are expended.
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In the past three years, Air Force officials said there has been a tenfold increase in weapons expended on the battlefield.
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Robyn Bryan, a spokeswoman with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, said any essential personnel working Monday would bank their holiday, and expend it during the next week or so.
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However, the village has expended nearly all of its funds to local businesses.
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To despise someone, after all, is to care enough to expend energy on them.
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Over the years, and especially since 2010, the conservative movement intelligentsia has expended a great deal of energy on developing alternatives to Obamacare.
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Origin and Etymology of expend
Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh — more at spin
EXPEND Defined for English Language Learners
expend
playDefinition of expend for English Language Learners
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: to use or spend (something)
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: to use (time, energy, effort, etc.) for a particular purpose
EXPEND Defined for Kids
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