spend
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/spend/
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/spend/
verb
A1
To use money to buy things or pay for services.
We should spend less on luxuries and more on essentials.
A1
To use time doing something.
They decided to spend the weekend at the beach.
B2
To use up all of something, like energy or effort.
The team spent their energy on the first half of the game.
noun
R
The total amount of money used for a specific purpose or over a certain time.
Our monthly spend on groceries has increased.
translation
To use money to buy things or pay for services.; To use time doing something.; To use up all of something, like energy or effort.
The total amount of money used for a specific purpose or over a certain time.
Word Forms
Past
spent
3rd Present
spends
Progressive
spending
Perfect
spent
Plural
spends