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spend /spɛnd/USA pronunciation v., spent/spɛnt/USA pronunciation spend•ing.

to pay out (money, resources, etc.): [~ + object]We had spent too much money on our vacation.[no object]All we do is spend, spend, spend; we need to save, too.
to pass (time, labor, etc.) on some work, in some place, etc.:[~ + object]The kids didn't want to spend their whole vacation indoors.
to use up;
exhaust:[~ + object]The storm had spent its fury.

spend•a•ble, adj.: some percentage of spendable income for food.
spend•er, n. [countable]He was a big spender: he bought her jewelry and expensive clothes.See -pend-.

spend (spend),USA pronunciation
v.t.

to pay out, disburse, or expend;
dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding:Don't spend much time on it.
to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.:We spent a few days in Baltimore.
to use up, consume, or exhaust:The storm had spent its fury.
to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause.

v.i.

to spend money, energy, time, etc.
[Obs.]to be consumed or exhausted.

Latin expendere to pay out, expend; compare German spenden
WGmc
Middle English spenden, continuing Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) 1125–75

Spend,

disburse,

expend,

squander

Spend

We spend more for living expenses now.

Disburse

The treasurer has authority to disburse funds.

Expend

to expend most of one's salary on necessities.

Squander

to squander a legacy.

spend /spɛnd/ vb (spends, spending, spent)

to pay out (money, wealth, etc)
(transitive) to concentrate (time, effort, thought, etc) upon an object, activity, etc
(transitive) to pass (time) in a specific way, activity, place, etc
(transitive) to use up completely: the hurricane spent its force
(transitive) to give up (one's blood, life, etc) in a cause

Etymology: Old English spendan, from Latin expendere; influenced also by Old French despendre to spend, from Latin dispendere; see expend, dispenseˈspendable adj

'spend time' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bum - company - fiddle - laze - loaf - riot - slumber - doze - dream - drowse - fart - hang - kill - lallygag - moon - piddle - put - ruralize - trifle - visitor - shore leave

Forum discussions with the word(s) "spend time" in the title:

accompany vs spend time with
All we need to do is spend a little time.
allocate / spend [time]
Be alone VS Spend time alone
Because the company had a reputable name, I did not spend sufficient time reading the details of the warranty.
But there were far worse people to spend time with.
camped out - spend time doing something
Comparing <Take the time>, <put one's time> and <spend one's/the time> doing something
Could "being" be omitted in "spend time (being) someone"?
devote/spend time
didn't <need to spend> (time)
Do you prefer to spend time on your own or with other people?
get a time to spend
hang out with / spend time with
Have / spend a great time
have / spend an amazing time
have enough time to spend with me
have leisure time to spend with my friends
He needs to spend more time on/in his homework...
How do you spend (your) free time?
How do you spend (your) time?
how much time to spend <yourself> trying to figure it out
how much time you spent/spend in playing them everyday
How to spend his time at home <well>
However you choose to spend your time is your decision
I have had more time to spend with my family
I have to spend some time working on my marriage until that's all sorted out.
I like to spend time / I like drawing
I spend a lot of time doing nothing (synonym)
I spend a lot of time practicing speaking/spoken English
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