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expending
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ex·pend       (ĭk-spěnd')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends
  1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on government operations. See Synonyms at spend.
  2. To use up; consume: "Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force" (George Meredith).


[Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere, to pay out : ex-, ex- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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expending

noun
the act of spending money for goods or services 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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