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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·pend ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh — more at spin DATE 15th century 1. to pay out : spend the social services upon which public revenue is expended — J. A. Hobson 2. to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize projects on which they expended great energy also : use up • ex·pend·er noun English Etymology expend early 15c., from L. expendere "pay out," from ex- "out" + pendere "to pay, weigh" (see pendant). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 expend ex·pend / ik5spend / verb[VN] ~ sth (in / on sb) | ~ sth (in / on / doing sth) (formal) to use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc. 花费；消费；耗费: She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在照顾家庭和孩子上。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SPEND 1, disburse, fork (out), give, lay out, outlay, pay, shell out Related Words: dispense, distribute; blow, exhaust, use up Idioms: loose (or untie) the purse strings, open one's purse Contrasted Words: hoard, lay up, save 2 Synonyms: GO 4, consume, exhaust, finish, run through, spend, use up, wash upWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·pend \ikˈspend, ek-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English expenden, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- ex- (I) + pendere to weigh, pay — more at span transitive verb 1. : to pay out or distribute : spend < the social services upon which public revenue is expended — J.A.Hobson > 2. : to consume by use : use up < little guys — the ones who are expended — never get to see the broad picture of the war — W.L.White > < still mourns the apparent eclipse of books on which he expended great energies — Harry Hansen > intransitive verb : to spend money < he rode a horse, lived high, expended largely — George Meredith > Synonyms: see spend |
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