Spend synonyms and antonyms
spĕnd
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To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
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To write and give or sell (an article, story, poem, etc.) to a magazine, newspaper, or other publication
(Chemistry) To provide an electron or atom, for example, for combination with an acceptor.
In bankruptcy or insolvency, to terminate a business by the sale of its assets to pay its liabilities.
To be discharged or let out, as gas or steam from an engine
To fail to take advantage of:
To occupy or consume time. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
use (related)
To consume, expend, or exhaust by use
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invest (related)
spend-time (related)
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition "to"
To give money in exchange for goods or services.
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To provide compensation for a claim.
To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay.
drain one's resources
To expend
empty one's purse
To expend
To invest with (a characteristic, for example):
To expend
ante-up
Alternative spelling of ante up.
open the purse
To expend
To pay out, to hand over
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pony-up
(Idiomatic) To pay (usually a bill, debt or due).
while-away
To spend (time) idly but pleasantly
let pass
To pass time
Idle is defined as to spend time doing nothing or to operate a car engine while the car is not moving.
To treat badly or harshly; abuse
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occupy-oneself
(Idiomatic) To keep busy by doing something
To fill is defined as to put as much as possible or to occupy.
To live or behave without a clear purpose or goal:
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save (antonym)
To keep in a safe or healthy condition:
keep (antonym)
To save; reserve:
conserve (antonym)
To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.
To waste or squander
To classify or separate into categories.
(Ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
To slip by; pass:
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To create fatigue in (a metal or other material).
To give or spend generously or liberally
To dwell in
To fail to pay (a dividend).
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Sacrifice is defined as to give something up or to sell something at a price which is less than its value.
To distribute over a surface in a layer:
To present or disclose unexpectedly or suddenly:
earn (antonym)
(Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
receive (antonym)
To apprehend mentally; get knowledge of or information about; learn
get (antonym)
To arrive at; reach:
hoard (antonym)
To accumulate and store away money, goods, or other valued items
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be lazy (antonym)
use time; occupy
draw down
(Idiomatic) To get funding
(Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
To bring to a required or desired state:
To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
To use all of
To use all of
To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run:
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To distribute (money) as payment
go down the drain
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
time (related)
An interval separating two points of this quantity; a duration.
spend-all (related)
spent (related)
run for (related)
To draw out in its entirety, or use up, money or a nonrenewable resource such as oil.
To be lazy or idle; loaf
To give up (oneself or one's time, energy, etc.) to some purpose, activity, or person
Find another word for spend. In this page you can discover 90 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spend, like: use up, splurge, consume, waste, give, discharge, dispense, contribute, donate, liquidate and exhaust.
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