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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 store.
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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