over-expend
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
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
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| —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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