spend — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

spend (/spend/)

verb  ·  Beginner  ·  Common Verbs

🔊 /spend/

Meaning

Meaning: use money or time

To pay out money, or to pass time doing something. It applies to both money and time.

Examples

🗣 We plan to spend the whole weekend hiking in the national park.

Etymology

From Old English ‘spendan’, from Latin ‘expendere’ (to weigh out, pay).

How & Where It’s Used

A core everyday verb for using money and time.

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Tags: money, time

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