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
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
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This sacrificial mechanism forces an impact to expend far more energy to penetrate the material, thereby protecting the stronger, load-bearing polymer bonds from failing during rapid deformation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Even during this run to the NBA Finals, while much energy has been expended talking about the excitement in the city and amongst the team’s myriad celebrity fans, remarkably little focus has shifted to the actual basketball players.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The county has since expended $19 million of the funds to complete 53 projects protecting more than 1,900 acres and leveraged more than $34 million in partnership funds, said Emily Jorgensen, Washington County’s planning manager.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Millions had been expended on this four-year-old project only for Sheinbaum’s government to deny the permits necessary for its completion.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Even during this run to the NBA Finals, while much energy has been expended talking about the excitement in the city and amongst the team’s myriad celebrity fans, remarkably little focus has shifted to the actual basketball players.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The county has since expended $19 million of the funds to complete 53 projects protecting more than 1,900 acres and leveraged more than $34 million in partnership funds, said Emily Jorgensen, Washington County’s planning manager.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Millions had been expended on this four-year-old project only for Sheinbaum’s government to deny the permits necessary for its completion.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for expend
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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