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spend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of spend

1 to hand over or use up in payment

I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Synonyms of spend

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

Words Related to spend

lavish, rain

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

Near Antonyms of spend

cache, hoard, lay up, save

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

2 to make complete use of

the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

Synonyms of spend

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

Words Related to spend

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 spend

run out of

Near Antonyms of spend

augment, enlarge, increase

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

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save

Antonyms of spend

renew, replace

3 to use up carelessly

spent all his energy on impractical schemes

Synonyms of spend

blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, trifle (away), waste

Words Related to spend

splurge

consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot

indulge, overindulge

disburse, expend, lay out

Phrases Synonymous with spend

play ducks and drakes with (or make ducks and drakes of)

Near Antonyms of spend

economize, scrimp, skimp

preserve, protect, save

hoard, lay up

Antonyms of spend

conserve

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