ex·pend

[ik-spend]
verb (used with object)
1.
to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work.
2.
to pay out; disburse; spend.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin expendere to weigh out, lay out, pay

ex·pend·er, noun
o·ver·ex·pend, verb
pre·ex·pend, verb (used with object)
un·ex·pend·ed, adjective
well-ex·pend·ed, adjective

expand, expend (see synonym study at expand).


1. consume, empty. See spend.
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expend (ɪkˈspɛnd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to spend; disburse
2.  to consume or use up
 
[C15: from Latin expendere, from pendere to weigh]
 
ex'pender
 
n

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Word Origin & History

expend
early 15c., from L. expendere "pay out," from ex- "out" + pendere "to pay, weigh" (see pendant). Related: Expended; expending.
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Example sentences
And then, apparently, they will have liberated more capital to expend on more
  reckless loans to ailing companies.
We are asked to expend pity and resentment towards society in the cause of a
  common thief.
Cities in moderate climes fared better than those whose residents must expend
  more energy to cool and heat their homes.
They do not see it as their moral obligation and expend considerable resources
  to obfuscate the issues.
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