expending

[ik-spend]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to use up: She expended energy, time, and care on her work.

to pay out; disburse; spend.

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

Related forms

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

Can be confused: expand, expend (see synonym note at expand).

Synonyms
1. consume, empty. See spend.

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Expending is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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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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