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spend
verb as in give, pay out
Strongest matches
allocate, concentrate, consume, contribute, donate, drop, employ, expend, give, invest, put in, settle, use, waste
Strong matches
absorb, apply, bestow, blow, confer, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, drain, empty, exhaust, fritter, lavish, liquidate, misspend, squander
Weak matches
ante up, cast away, come across, come through, cough up, evote, foot the bill, hand out, lay out, outlay, pay down, pay up, run through, shell out, spring for, throw away, use up
Example Sentences
But when his son gets sick after spending time with Meiko’s unvaccinated daughter, he finds he can no longer stay on the fence.
The idea is that this encourages people to spend less, reducing demand for goods and services and limiting price rises.
GSK is the latest pharma firm to have either reduced spending in the UK or diverted it to the US, which has threatened tariffs as steep as 250% on pharmaceutical imports.
Fran, meanwhile, is just enjoying spending time with her pet once again.
You could spend a year exploring his filmography and still not be finished.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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