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spend
verb as in give, pay out
Strongest matches
allocate, concentrate, consume, contribute, donate, drop, employ, expend, give, invest, put in, settle, use, waste
Strong matches
absorb, apply, bestow, blow, confer, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, drain, empty, exhaust, fritter, lavish, liquidate, misspend, squander
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
Federal Election Commission opened the floodgates for corporate spending in elections, according to the data.
Gerry Wills, who organised the transportation of the cannabis and went on to spend six years in an American prison, said Marks' skill was bringing "misfits" together.
To cut expenses, she moved from Nutley, N.J., to lower-cost Nashville, where she rents a small apartment in a friend’s home; she bought a used Nissan to get around and watches her spending.
After he announced his resignation, there were revelations about questionable hiring practices and spending.
Islanders on Lewis spend their Sundays in a way the rest of Scotland - and the UK - have not seen in decades.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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