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Definitions

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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First, we’ve never seen so many companies spend this much, this suddenly.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They often spend seven or eight hours a week scanning listing sites and seeing houses, including one virtual home tour while they were on vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Now in its 10th season, Bravo’s “Summer House,” which premiered in 2017, follows a group of New York City friends who travel to the Hamptons to spend the summer together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In the end, she said, “you have to spend a little” for the holiday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Or I could spend the day with my friends.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.