Definitions

spend

[spend] / spɛnd /

VERB

give, pay out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build hold keep neglect save shun take take away withhold

STRONG

fill hoard set aside

WEAK

be lazy earn get receive

VERB

use time; occupy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consume devote employ go kill put in waste

STRONG

drift fill fritter idle laze misuse pass squander

WEAK

fool around let pass while away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build create misuse

STRONG

save take use

WEAK

be lazy earn get receive

Example Sentences

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The era of search-and-click travel, where consumers spend hours comparing flight prices and room options, will be over.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

For example, if you’re 60 and have $300,000, you’ll likely spend through the whole account by the end of your life without having to think about conversions.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“How do you move forward when you don’t know how much money you have to spend on the build?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

If food costs go up, consumers spend less.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Later when we went back to the hotel, she asked me how I was going to spend all the money I had won.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

spend

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