Definition of Spend
Spend
Spend
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To pay or disburse money for something.
e.g. She likes to spend her weekends at the beach.
(verb)
to exhaust something, to completely use it up or give it all away, sometimes wastefully;
e.g. This exercise would spend all of my energy and leave me exhausted. You will spend the batteries if you leave the flashlight on.
(verb)
to pass time in a particular place or condition, to be engaged in a particular activity over a period of time;
e.g. I will spend a week in the city. He likes to spend time cooking.
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"Life is like a coin.You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." -- Lillian Dickson
"There's only one boss; the customer. He can fire everybody from the chairman on down simply by spending his money elsewhere." -- Sam Walton
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