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expend > 2 senses
VERB1expend, useUse up, consume fully
2expend, spend, dropPay out
expend > pronunciation
Soundsihkspeh'nd
Rhymesamend, append, apprehend, and 47 more rhymes in ehnd...
expend > verb 1, consumption
MeaningUse up, consume fully.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey expend the money
Examples"The legislature expended its time on school questions"
Synonymsuse
Narrowerpervert, misuse, abuse; abuse; spare; take, occupy, use up; waste, blow, squander
Entailsconsume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Entailed bydelight, enjoy, revel
Nounsexpenditure
expend > verb 2, possession
MeaningPay out.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody
Synonymsspend, drop
Broaderpay
Narrowerconsume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out; consume, squander, waste, ware; afford; blow; wanton, wanton away, trifle away; underspend; misspend; penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime; invest, put, commit, place; save, economize, economise; lay out
Adjectivesexpensive
Nounsexpending, expenditure; expender; expenditure

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