Expend

/ɪkˈspɛnd/

Synonyms for "expend" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Verb(5 words)
consumespenduse upconsume ammunitionconsumes
ablateabsorbassimilatebestowbleed whiteblowbudgetburn upconsecrate toconsultconsumecostcost outdedicate todeplete
Noun(3 words)
chewsconsumed energycontent area l1 use

Strong matches (35)

Verb(8 words)
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give over togive togogo throughgobble
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
fine powder use

Related words (57)

gobble upimpoverishincur costsingestinvestlavishlay outloseopen the purseoutlaypasspaypay output input outrun throughsapscheduleshellshell out
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sink money inspendspillsplurgesquandersuck dryswallowswallow upthrow money arounduseuse upwash upwastewaste awaywear awaywhilewhile awaywile
Noun(7 words)
large amount of timeoutlayspouringshellspendinguse with gearuses of manufactured material
Verb(12 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
apply energyconsume resourcesdroppayspenduse

More specific

7 entries
deplete reservesexert attentionexert effortexpend ammunitionexpend fuelspend fundsspend time

Collocations

6 entries
expend capitalexpend effortexpend energyexpend fundsexpend resourcesexpend time

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

According to the budget, she could expend no more on supplies.

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I don't expend a lot of energy when I do a low-impact workout, so I like them better.

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I knew since middle school that only because I was so lonely was I able to expend so much energy on studying.

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She says cold drinks will only make you hotter, because your body has to expend energy to bring the liquid to a warmer, more useable temperature.

Source: tatoeba (11066461)

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