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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
While older buyers are choosing a place in which to spend their retirement years, younger buyers are more focused on finding a place where they can raise a family.
In addition to looking at your personal contributions and spending, a financial adviser may also look at the impact of other investments on your total portfolio, such as company stock.
Congress has sold tens of millions of barrels held in the strategic reserves—not to make up for oil shortages, but to offset legislative spending.
The government will keep its spending at a minuscule 2% to allow for increased social spending.
Yet for those who want to spend more, costlier choices may not yet be sustainable, said Honsberger.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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