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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
Countries that have attracted an increase in spending since 2022 include Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
They also oppose propose spending cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health.
Her sisters are totally enamoured with the song and spend a good few minutes trying to sing the tongue-twisting bridge before giving up and breaking into Sister Sledge's We Are Family instead.
“But he was spending his time helping other people. I so admired him.”
The district council is spending £2m upgrading playgrounds across the town, with work set to start on Upland Grove Park.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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