verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To consume, exhaust (some resource). transitive

   "If my death might make this island happy […] I would expend it with all willingness."

2. 2
   use up (resources or materials) wordnet
3. 3
   pay out wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

spenduseablateabsorbante upassimilate

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.

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