Synonyms for spend

verb

1. To expend

   consume, deplete, waste, dispense, contribute, donate, give, liquidate, exhaust, squander, disburse, allocate, pay, discharge, lay out, pay up, settle, defray, drain one's resources, empty one's purse, bestow, use up, put in, confer, misspend, absorb, prodigalize, throw away, cast away, foot the bill*, ante up*, open the purse*, fork out*, pony up*, blow*.

   Antonyms save*, keep, conserve.

2. To pass time

   while away, let pass, idle, fritter away, misuse, occupy oneself, employ, fill, put in, squander, kill, fool away, drift, laze; see also consume 2, use 1, waste 2.