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Expend - English meaning

ɪkˈspend

Expend – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Usage examples:

The energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas

Synonims:

SpendPay outLay outDisburseDole outGet throughGo throughLavishSquanderWasteFritter (away)DissipateSpend like waterThrow around like confettiFork outShell outDish outCough up
verb

To use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

They expend all their energy fixing up their house.
verb

To use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

Expend energy/effort/time why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and…
verb

To use or spend time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

You expend so much effort for so little return., expend something on something governments expend a…

Expend translation into English

Expend: translate from English into Chinese

Translate expend into Chinese (Simplified)}
花费, 消耗, 支出, 花, 出, 化

Expend: translate from English into Dutch

Translate expend into Dutch}
Besteden, Verbruiken, Uitgeven

Expend: translate from English into French

Translate expend into French}
Dépenser

Expend: translate from English into German

Translate expend into German}
Aufwenden, Verbrauchen, Verwenden, Ausgeben

Expend: translate from English into Hindi

Translate expend into Hindi}
व्यय, व्यय करना, खपाना, उपभोग करना, उड़ा डालना, ख़रचना, समाप्त होना, खर्च करना

Expend: translate from English into Italian

Translate expend into Italian}
Spendere, Consumare, Impiegare

Expend: translate from English into Korean

Translate expend into Korean}
둥근 기둥 등에 감다, 소비하다, 다 써버리다, 돈을 쓰다

Expend: translate from English into Russian

Translate expend into Russian}
Тратить, Расходовать, Издерживать

Expend: translate from English into Spanish

Translate expend into Spanish}
Gastar, Dedicar, Expender, Consumir, Pasar, Agotar, Usar, Poner

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend.

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Expend – similar words

expended

ɪkˈspend

verb

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Usage examples:

The energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas
verb

Past simple and past participle of expend

verb

To use or spend time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

You expend so much effort for so little return., expend something on something governments expend a…
Expended - all meanings in English

expendable

ɪkˈspen.də.bəl

adjective

Of relatively little significance, and therefore able to be abandoned or destroyed.

Usage examples:

They are being made to feel like their work is expendable
adjective

Not worth keeping or no longer useful

Usage examples:

He was considered expendable and dropped from the team.
adjective

Not completely necessary for success or continuing in business

Usage examples:

In today's tough labor climate, individual workers are expendable., it seems he has become an expen…
Expendable - all meanings in English

Expend synonims

cough up

phrasal verb

Discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth

phrasal verb

To force liquid out of your lungs

Usage examples:

She coughed up a lot of phlegm., i had to cough up $85 for a parking fine.
phrasal verb

To give money, especially when you do not really want to or when a large amount is involved

Usage examples:

A plan for how the money should be spent was presented, in the hope of persuading donors to cough up.
Cough up - all meanings in English

disburse

dɪsˈbɜːs

verb

Pay out (money from a fund).

Usage examples:

$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed
verb

If a bank, organization, or government disburses money, it officially pays it to someone

Usage examples:

Up to now, the foundation has disbursed $1.3 million., disburse sth to sb the money was disbursed t…
verb

To pay out money, usually from an amount that has been collected for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

The local authorities annually disburse between £50 million and £100 million on arts projects.
Disburse - all meanings in English

dissipate

ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

Usage examples:

The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated
verb

To disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually

Usage examples:

[ t ] it took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the north sea.
verb

To (cause to) gradually disappear or waste

Usage examples:

The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere., his anger dissipated as the situation became cl…
Dissipate - all meanings in English

dole out

phrasal verb

Distribute or dispense, as in small portions

phrasal verb

To give money, food, or something else that can be divided to several people

Usage examples:

I can’t keep doling out money to you kids.
Dole out - all meanings in English

fork out

phrasal verb

To surrender someone or something to another

phrasal verb

To pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

Investors must fork out $850 to $1,000 for each share they want to buy., fork out for sth if you do…
Fork out - all meanings in English

lavish

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet
verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film
adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Usage examples:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…
Lavish - all meanings in English

spend

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware
noun

An amount of money paid out.

Usage examples:

The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head
Spend - all meanings in English

spend like water

idiom

To regularly spend large amounts of money

Usage examples:

He says his wife spends money like water., the government is spending money like water and has no r…
Spend like water - all meanings in English

squander

verb

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

Usage examples:

£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax
verb

To waste money, or to use something valuable that you have a limited amount of in a bad or foolish way

Usage examples:

Government should not squander the taxpayers’ money., don’t squander your opportunities when you ar…
verb

To waste large amounts of money or other resources

Usage examples:

Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squan…
Squander - all meanings in English

waste

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity
adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly
noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him
Waste - all meanings in English

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