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• i've spent all my money already.
• she spent £100 on a new dress.
• the company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
• i just can't seem to stop spending.

spend

1. to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.
• I've spent all my money already.
• She spent £100 on a new dress.
• The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
• I just can't seem to stop spending.
2. to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time
• We spent the weekend in Paris.
• How do you spend your spare time?
• Her childhood was spent in Italy.
• How long did you spend on your homework?
• I spend too much time watching television.
• I’ve spent years trying to learn Japanese.
• Most of her life was spent in caring for others.
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 storm 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’

Extra Examples

• The company spent a lot on advertising.
• Try to be objective if you want to spend your money wisely.
• Try to spend your money wisely.
• the amount of money spent per student
• He had grown used to spending freely, without worrying about the consequences.
• I’ve spent all my money already.
• I’ve spent years trying to learn Japanese.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they spend
• he / she / it spends
• past simple spent
• past participle spent
• -ing form spending

Word Origin

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