Expend: meaning, definitions and examples
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expend
[ ɪkˈspɛnd ]
finance
To spend or use up a resource such as money, time, or energy.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The government has expended millions of dollars on the new project.
- She expended all her energy on the marathon training.
Translations
Translations of the word "expend" in other languages:
🇵🇹 gastar
- despender
- consumir
🇮🇳 खर्च करना
- व्यय करना
- समाप्त करना
🇩🇪 ausgeben
- verbrauchen
- aufwenden
🇮🇩 mengeluarkan
- menggunakan
- menghabiskan
🇺🇦 витрачати
- використовувати
- споживати
🇵🇱 wydawać
- zużywać
- konsumować
🇯🇵 使う (tsukau)
- 費やす (tsuiyasu)
- 消費する (shouhi suru)
🇫🇷 dépenser
- utiliser
- consommer
🇪🇸 gastar
- emplear
- consumir
🇹🇷 harcamak
- tüketmek
- kullanmak
🇰🇷 쓰다 (sseuda)
- 소비하다 (sobihada)
- 소모하다 (somohada)
🇸🇦 ينفق (yunfiq)
- يستهلك (yastahlik)
- يستخدم (yastakhdim)
🇨🇿 utratit
- vynaložit
- spotřebovat
🇸🇰 vynaložiť
- minúť
- spotrebovať
🇨🇳 花费 (huāfèi)
- 使用 (shǐyòng)
- 消耗 (xiāohào)
🇸🇮 porabiti
- trošiti
- uporabiti
🇮🇸 eyða
- nota
- eyða
🇰🇿 жұмсау
- пайдалану
- тұтыну
🇬🇪 დახარჯვა (daxarjva)
- მოხმარება (moxmareba)
- გამოყენება (gamoyeneba)
🇦🇿 xərcləmək
- istifadə etmək
- istehlak etmək
🇲🇽 gastar
- emplear
- consumir
Etymology
The word 'expend' originated from the Latin word 'expendere', which means 'to weigh out, to pay down'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century. Over time, its meaning evolved to include the concept of using up resources or extending the scope of something.