spend

[spend] / spɛnd /

VERB

give, pay out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate concentrate consume contribute donate drop employ expend give invest put in settle use waste

STRONG

absorb apply bestow blow confer defray deplete disburse dispense dissipate drain empty exhaust fritter lavish liquidate misspend squander

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build hold keep neglect save shun take take away withhold

STRONG

fill hoard set aside

WEAK

be lazy earn get receive

VERB

use time; occupy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consume devote employ go kill put in waste

STRONG

drift fill fritter idle laze misuse pass squander

WEAK

fool around let pass while away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build create misuse

STRONG

save take use

WEAK

be lazy earn get receive

Example Sentences

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Yet a big concern is that companies in the second half of this year might need to start justifying their AI spending or even cutting labor, he said.

From MarketWatch

The group declined to say how much it planned to spend to help each ballot-measure campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovery—or simply wants to make another buyer spend a lot of money and time before getting hands on it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jackson Jr. spent two years in prison after being convicted of spending campaign funds on personal expenses, but recently announced a campaign to run for his former seat in the March primary.

From Salon

Microsoft, for example, is down 23% in the past six months because the market isn’t convinced the return on that spending will be high enough.

From Barron's

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