spend

Definition for spend

verb as in give, pay out

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allocate, concentrate, consume, contribute, donate, drop, employ, expend, give, invest, put in, settle, use, waste

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absorb, apply, bestow, blow, confer, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, drain, empty, exhaust, fritter, lavish, liquidate, misspend, squander

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ante up, cast away, come across, come through, cough up, evote, foot the bill, hand out, lay out, outlay, pay down, pay up, run through, shell out, spring for, throw away, use up

verb as in use time; occupy

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consume, devote, employ, go, kill, put in, waste

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drift, fill, fritter, idle, laze, misuse, pass, squander

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fool around, let pass, while away

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The Electoral Commission was given grants of more then £250,000 to recover from the breach and now says it is spending significantly more of its budget on cyber security.

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He said prisoners face difficulty obtaining basic hygiene items and are not permitted to spend enough time outside of their cells.

From Los Angeles Times

Bayrou's key issue was France's debt crisis, and what he said was the need to slash government spending to prevent a catastrophe for future generations.

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"Jersey's low rate of GST on all goods and services, combined with generous personal income tax allowance and income-related benefits, keeps money in Islanders' pockets and leaves spending choices to them," Miller added.

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After spending her first five years in Parliament in a range of junior shadow ministerial portfolios, she co-chaired Cooper's unsuccessful leadership campaign in 2015.

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