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expend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of expend

1 to hand over or use up in payment

redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house

Synonyms of expend

disburse, drop, fork (over, out, or up), give, lay out, outlay, pay, shell out, spend

Words Related to expend

lavish, rain

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, waste

Near Antonyms of expend

cache, hoard, lay up, save

acquire, earn, gain, garner, make, procure, realize, secure, win

2 to make complete use of

settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter

Synonyms of expend

absorb, burn, consume, deplete, devour, drain, draw down, exhaust, play out, spend, use up

Words Related to expend

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce

eat, use

bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish

cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken

dry up, empty

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste

Phrases Synonymous with expend

run out of

Near Antonyms of expend

augment, enlarge, increase

bolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save

Antonyms of expend

renew, replace

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