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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 additional spend covers redundancy packages and other exit costs as increasingly powerful AI models allow the company to cut software jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Reporter Joseph Bernstein, who covers internet culture for the paper, traveled to Tempe, Arizona, to spend time with the streamer in person.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

And candidates, particularly those who are not well known, need to spend heavily on television advertising if they hope to have a successful campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It had been a treat for Jessica to spend time with her mom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

They spend most of the winter either pressed against the side of it or sleeping beneath it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.