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Another word for spend

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Verb

  1. To use all of

    See also:

    increase

  2. To be depleted

    Idioms:
    See also:

    increase

  3. To distribute (money) as payment

    See also:

    save

  4. To use time in a particular way

    See also:

    time

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Another word for spend

Verb

  1. To expend

    Antonyms:

  2. To pass time

    See also:

    waste

    use

    consume

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Sentence Examples

  • I spend my life protecting you.

  • Well, he did spend a lot of time with his mother.

  • I won't spend my life being a monster!

  • The loon retires to solitary ponds to spend it.

  • We can spend eternity together and you never say the words.

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