First Known Use: 15th century
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expend
verb ex·pend \ik-ˈspend\
: to use or spend (something)
: to use (time, energy, effort, etc.) for a particular purpose
Full Definition of EXPEND
transitive verb
1
: to pay out : spend <the social services upon which public revenue is expended — J. A. Hobson>
2
: to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize <projects on which they expended great energy>; also : use up
— ex·pend·er noun
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Origin of EXPEND
Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh — more at spin
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expend
verb ex·pend \ik-ˈspend\
ex·pend·edex·pend·ing
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