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21spend — [[t]spe̱nd[/t]] ♦ spends, spending, spent 1) VERB When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want. [V n] By the end of the holiday I had spent all my lire... [V n ing] Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products...… …
22spend — [[t]spɛnd[/t]] v. spent, spend•ing 1) to pay out or otherwise dispose of (money, resources, etc.) 2) to expend (time, labor, thought, etc.) on some enterprise 3) to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: to spend a few days in… …
23spend — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1 (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a purchase etc. (spent pound5 on a new pen). b pay out (money) for a particular person s benefit or for the improvement of a thing (had to spend… …
24spend — verb ADVERB ▪ wisely ▪ Try to spend your money wisely. ▪ freely, heavily, lavishly ▪ annually PREPOSITION …
25spend — v 1. pay out, disburse, expend, outlay, Inf. lay out, Sl. fork out, Sl. shell out, Sl. dish out, ante up; misspend, squander, dissipate, throw away, waste, throw good money after bad, pour down the drain, burn up, go or run through; lavish,… …
26spend — [c]/spɛnd / (say spend) verb (spent, spending) –verb (t) 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.). 2. to employ (labour, thought, words, time, etc.) on some object, in some proceeding, etc. 3. to pass (time) …
27spend — verb (spent; spending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spendan, from Medieval Latin expendere to disburse, use up, from Latin, to measure by weight, pay out more at expend Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to use up or pay out ;… …
28spend — verb /spend/ 1. to pay money ● They spent all their savings on buying the shop. ● The company spends thousands of pounds on research. 2. to use time ● The company spends hundreds of person hours on meetings. ● The chairman spent yesterday… …
29spend — verb /spend/ to pay money ● They spent all their savings on buying the shop. ● The company spends thousands of pounds on research. ■ noun an amount of money spent ● What’s the annual spend on marketing? …
30spend — see what you spend, you have spare well and have to spend what is got over the devil’s back is spent under his belly …
