Expend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

use up, consume fully

pay out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɛnd/.

Examples

The legislature expended its time on school questions
spend money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drop use spend

Parts of Speech

verb	use up, consume fully “The legislature expended its time on school questions”
verb	pay out “spend money”

Word Forms

use	noun	(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
expenditure	noun	the act of consuming something
spender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
spending	noun	the act of spending or disbursing money
expensive	adjective	high in price or charging high prices
expender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
expending	noun	the act of spending money for goods or services

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufwenden

aufbrauchen, vollständig verzehren

🇫🇷French

dépenser

épuiser, consommer pleinement

🇪🇸Spanish

gastar

consumir, consumir completamente

🇮🇹Italian

spendere

consumare, consumare pienamente

🇳🇱Dutch

besteden

opgebruiken, volledig consumeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

gastar

esgotar, consumir totalmente

🇷🇺Russian

тратить

израсходовать, израсходовать полностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यय

उपयोग करना, पूरा उपभोग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যয় করা

ব্যবহার করা, সম্পূর্ণরূপে গ্রহণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

பயன்படுத்த, முழுமையாக நுகர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు చేస్తారు

పూర్తిగా వినియోగించు, పూర్తిగా వినియోగించు

🇮🇳Marathi

खर्च करणे

वापरा, पूर्णपणे वापरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ

ઉપયોગ કરો, સંપૂર્ણ વપરાશ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ

ಬಳಸಿ, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸೇವಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവഴിക്കുക

ഉപയോഗിക്കുക, പൂർണ്ണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਚ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵਰਤੋ, ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਰਤੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرچ کرنا

استعمال کریں، پوری طرح استعمال کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花费

用完，充分消耗

🇯🇵Japanese

費やす

使い切る、完全に消費する

🇰🇷Korean

둥근 기둥 등에 감다

다 써버리다, 완전히 소비하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chi tiêu

dùng hết, tiêu thụ hết

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้จ่าย

ใช้ให้หมด, ใช้ให้เต็มที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeluarkan

habiskan, konsumsi sepenuhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

gumastos

ubusin, ubusin ng buo

🇲🇾Malay

berbelanja

habis, habiskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنفق

استهلك، استهلك بالكامل

🇮🇷Persian

خرج کردن

مصرف کردن، مصرف کامل

🇹🇷Turkish

harcamak

tamamen tüketmek, tamamen tüketmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹצִיא

לנצל, לצרוך במלואו

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