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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Adam Miller told Westside residents he’s willing to spend $2 million on his mayoral campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The agreements signed so far require recipient countries to spend a combined $7.5 billion of their own money to supplement American funding, according to KFF.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

China’s economy has been sputtering for a years, with consumers especially reluctant to spend, hurting some of those companies.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

I always spend the Fourth of July with my kids.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

I was thinking that I might want to spend some time putting together a plan to cross it without getting hurt.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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