expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
Synonyms
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 on the Web
And, for mammals, the amount of indirect metabolic energy expended during reproduction composes about 90% of the total energy used in the process from fertilization to birth.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The study also showed that white physicians expended less effort on Black patients, even when rank was taken into account: Higher ranking Black officers received care from white physicians that was similar to that received by lower ranking white officers.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Once that energy is expended, the sun returns to a less volatile solar minimum.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
The growing resentment in the body helped drain the good feelings out of what should have been Johnson’s early honeymoon period when new mayors are often able to accomplish important agenda planks without expending much political effort.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Military analysts have said Russia may be trying to force Ukraine to expend valuable resources in defending the region just as Russian assaults in eastern Ukraine are intensifying.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The average human body expends a rough equivalent to 800 AA batteries of energy per day.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
For a lot of daters, this layer of calculation is added to every single swipe, which increases the energy expended on these decisions.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 13 Apr. 2024
According to Aikawa, no Japanese TV series or film had ever shot in Akasaka, mostly because the country’s smaller-budget productions would never be willing to expend the enormous time and resources required.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The study also showed that white physicians expended less effort on Black patients, even when rank was taken into account: Higher ranking Black officers received care from white physicians that was similar to that received by lower ranking white officers.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Once that energy is expended, the sun returns to a less volatile solar minimum.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
The growing resentment in the body helped drain the good feelings out of what should have been Johnson’s early honeymoon period when new mayors are often able to accomplish important agenda planks without expending much political effort.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Military analysts have said Russia may be trying to force Ukraine to expend valuable resources in defending the region just as Russian assaults in eastern Ukraine are intensifying.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The average human body expends a rough equivalent to 800 AA batteries of energy per day.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
For a lot of daters, this layer of calculation is added to every single swipe, which increases the energy expended on these decisions.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 13 Apr. 2024
According to Aikawa, no Japanese TV series or film had ever shot in Akasaka, mostly because the country’s smaller-budget productions would never be willing to expend the enormous time and resources required.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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