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Word: Spend
Speech Type: Verb
Old English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’
spɛnd
give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something
Short Definition:give money to pay for something
Examples:- the firm has spent £100,000 on hardware
- people are beginning to spend on the high street
pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place
Short Definition:pass time in specified way or in particular place
Examples:- she spent a lot of time travelling
- he spent ten years in Malawi
- the dancers have spent the past few months rehearsing for the show
Word: Spend
Speech Type: Noun
spɛnd
an amount of money paid out
Short Definition:amount of money paid out
Examples:- the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head
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