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1
to hand over or use up in payment
- I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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2
to make complete use of
- the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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3
to use up carelessly
- spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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“Spend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spend. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of spend was in the 13th century
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