Search results for 'spend':

spend verb (spent, spending) 1 tr & intr (often spend on) to pay out (money, etc) eg on buying something new, for a service, repair, etc. 2 to use or devote (eg time, energy, effort, etc) • spent hours trying to fix the car. 3 to use up completely; to exhaust • Her anger soon spends itself. noun 1 an act or the process of spending (especially money) • went on a massive spend after winning the Lottery. 2 an amount (of money) that is spent • allocated a £5 million spend for advertising. spendable adj. spender noun. spending noun. spent adj used up; exhausted • a spent match. spend a penny Brit euphemistic to urinate or go to the toilet
ETYMOLOGY: from the charge sometimes levied for the use of public toilets.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon spendan, from Latin expendere to pay out.