Expend
/ɪkˈspɛnd/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To consume, exhaust (some resource). transitive
"If my death might make this island happy […] I would expend it with all willingness."
- 2 use up (resources or materials) wordnet
- 3 pay out wordnet
Example
More examples"According to the budget, she could expend no more on supplies."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin expendō (“I weigh; I pay out”). Doublet of spend.