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• i've spent all my money already.
• she spent £100 on a new dress.
• that money would be better spent on educating children.
• the company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.

spend

Verb Forms

1. to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.
• I've spent all my money already.
• She spent £100 on a new dress.
• That money would be better spent on educating children.
• The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
• I just can't seem to stop spending.

Extra Examples

• We're spending too much and we need to cut back.
• Try to spend your money wisely.
• These patrons have money to spend.
• Work out how much you can afford to spend.
• Consumers are spending less because of fear of unemployment.
• the amount of money spent per student
• The government spends more on sport than on the arts.
• In 1953, consumers spent 20 per cent of their income on food.
• The company spent a lot on advertising.
• Do you know how much your family spends annually on holidays?
• The average household spends £59 per week on transport.
• I pay my bills and then I spend the rest on going out and having fun.
• The money spent on funding this research would be much better spent on cancer care and prevention.
• Why spend billions sending people into space?
• The government spent $11 million restoring the building.
• He had grown used to spending freely, without worrying about the consequences.
• During the boom years, the American public bought and spent like never before.
• They spent lavishly on entertaining.
• This jacket cost me £150, which I consider money well spent.
2. to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time
• We spent the day at the beach.
• I like to spend time with my friends.
• Her childhood was spent in Italy.
• How long did you spend on your homework?
• They spent the whole night talking.
• I've spent years trying to learn Japanese.
• to spend hours/days/months doing something
• Most of her life was spent in caring for others.

Extra Examples

• We spent the weekend in Paris.
• How do you spend your spare time?
• He couldn't find a hotel and had to spend the night in the car.
• He spent six months in prison for the offence.
• She spends more time at work than at home.
• She had to spend two nights in hospital.
• There is concern about the amount of time our children spend in front of screens.
• She spends three hours a day on exercise.
• I've spent ages on this so I hope it's all right.
• We spent a very pleasant evening at a restaurant.
• We usually spend Christmas with my parents.
• The family spends every Thursday evening together.
• Every hour spent on practice is worth it.
• I spent a couple of hours talking to him but it was time well spent because he really helped me.
• This is where I want to spend the rest of my life.
• They spend winters in the Caribbean.
• After nearly 3 decades spent as a teacher, she's ready for a career change.
• I spend too much time watching television.
• Just spend a few minutes checking your work.
• He plans to spend a week touring the south coast.
• I spent about 20 minutes reading the wrong manual.
• In the summer she spent two weeks doing work experience at a law firm.
• You can spend the rest of the day relaxing.
• We'll spend the morning working in small groups.
• He has spent his life helping other people.
• A lot of time has been spent in developing these methods.
• Time spent in training staff is never wasted.
3. to use energy, effort, etc., especially until it has all been used
• SEE ALSO spent
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• She spends too much effort on things that don't matter.
• The teacher spends a lot of energy planning a good lesson.
• The storm had finally spent itself.

Extra Examples

• All his energy is spent on revenge.
• I can see you've spent a lot of energy on this.
• For a guy who spends so much energy trying to pick up women, Roger's pretty awful at it.
• There's not enough effort spent exploring these issues.
• Considering he spends so much effort criticizing our ideas, you'd expect him to come up with some alternatives.
• I felt that this excitement could not keep on long, that it must soon spend itself.
• It seemed at the time that the frantic rush to buy smartphones had finally spent itself.
4. to stay with somebody for a night
• My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
5. to stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them
6. people say ‘spend a penny’ to avoid saying ‘use the toilet’

Word Origin

• Old English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’.