expend meaning
UK US /ɪkˈspɛnd/ 2 syllables
expend (verb): use up, consume fully.
expend has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
expend as a verb
- use up, consume fully
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
Synonyms: use
Kinds: pervert, abuse, spare, take, waste
Related forms: expenditure
- pay out
- spend money
Type of: pay
Kinds: consume, afford, blow, wanton, underspend, misspend, penny-pinch, invest, save, lay out, piddle
Related forms: expensive, expender, expenditure, expending
expend in a sentence
- According to the budget, she could expend no more on supplies.
- An extraordinary amount of ammunition is being expended.
- I don't expend a lot of energy when I do a low-impact workout, so I like them better.
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How to pronounce expend
expend is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛnd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with expend
Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ND · 6-letter words
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