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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Consumers worried about losing their jobs will borrow and spend less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Caroline didn't spend much time in school - only a year - so boxing was her only community. When she moved out, she had to find that community for herself and her siblings," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’d spent my entire life within the safety of the Academy walls, and I’d expected to spend the rest of it here as well.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

spend

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