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out⋅spent

  [out-spent]
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–adjective
worn-out; exhausted.
Origin:
1645–55; out- + spent

out⋅spend

  [out-spend]
–verb (used with object), -spent, spend⋅ing.
1. to outdo in spending; spend more than: They seemed determined to outspend their neighbors.
2. to exceed (one's resources) in spending: He quickly outspent his fortune.
Origin:
1580–90; out- + spend
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out·spend   (out-spěnd')   
tr.v.   out·spent (-spěnt), out·spend·ing, out·spends

  1. To spend beyond the limits of: outspends his earnings.

  2. To outdo in spending: outspends all her relatives at Christmas.

out·spent   (out-spěnt')   
adj.  Completely exhausted.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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