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spend - pay out; "spend money" |
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expend,
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pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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consume,
deplete,
eat,
eat up,
exhaust,
run through,
use up,
wipe out engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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consume,
squander,
ware,
waste engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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afford be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
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blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
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trifle away,
wanton,
wanton away behave extremely cruelly and brutally
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underspend spend at less than the normal rate
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misspend spend (money or other resources) unwisely
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nickel-and-dime,
penny-pinch accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
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commit,
invest,
place,
put cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
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economise,
economize,
save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
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lay out provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"
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piddle,
piddle away,
trifle,
wanton,
wanton away waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
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misspend spend (money or other resources) unwisely
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spend - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" |
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pass |
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soldier serve as a soldier in the military
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slum spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"
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weekend spend the weekend
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holiday,
vacation spend or take a vacation
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do,
serve create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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get through,
while away finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
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sojourn spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
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overwinter,
winter spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"
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summer spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
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spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" |
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consume,
deplete,
eat,
eat up,
exhaust,
run through,
use up,
wipe out engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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overspend spend at a high rate
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underspend spend at less than the normal rate
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