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- [spend]
- /spɛnd/
- /spend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spend]
- /spɛnd/
Definitions of spends word
- verb with object spends to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. 1
- verb with object spends to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it. 1
- verb with object spends to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: We spent a few days in Baltimore. 1
- verb with object spends to use up, consume, or exhaust: The storm had spent its fury. 1
- verb with object spends to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause. 1
- verb without object spends to spend money, energy, time, etc. 1
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Origin of spends
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English spenden, continuing Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < West Germanic < Latin expendere to pay out, expend; compare German spenden
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Parts of speech for Spends
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spends popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spends usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spends
- what country spends the most on education?
- who spends money?
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