Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):
   • To use money to pay for goods or services: To give money as payment for something.
   • To use or pass time in a particular way or place: To occupy or fill a period of time with a specific activity.
   • To use up or consume completely: To expend energy, effort, or resources until they are finished or exhausted.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (Transitive):
  • I spend my pocket money on books. (I use my pocket money to pay for books.)
  • She spends two hours every day practicing the piano. (She uses two hours daily for piano practice.)
  • The storm has spent its force. (The storm has used up all its energy and is no longer strong.)

Advanced Usage

• "to spend itself": (of a force or emotion) to gradually lose power or intensity until it stops.
  • His anger will spend itself eventually. (His anger will gradually fade away.)
• "to spend time with someone": to dedicate time to being in the company of a person.
  • I love to spend time with my family. (I love to dedicate time to being with my family.)

Variants and Related Words

• Spender (n): A person who spends money, especially in a specified way.
  • He is a big spender. (He is a person who spends a lot of money.)
• Spent (adj): Having been used up; exhausted.
  • She felt completely spent after the marathon. (She felt totally exhausted after the marathon.)

Synonyms

• Expend: To use or spend resources.
• Consume: To use up a resource.
• Pass (time): To occupy or spend a period of time.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Spend on: To use money to buy a specific thing.
  • They spend a lot of money on travel. (They use a lot of money for travel.)
• Spend up: (Informal) To spend all or most of one's money.
  • I spent up at the mall and have nothing left. (I used all my money at the mall.)

Related Idioms

• Spend a penny: (British English, informal) To go to the toilet.
  • Excuse me, I need to spend a penny. (Excuse me, I need to use the toilet.)
• Spend time in the sun: To enjoy a period of success or popularity.
  • The company is spending time in the sun with its new product. (The company is enjoying success with its new product.)

Verb

1. spend completely
   • I spend my pocket money in two days
2. pay out
   • spend money
3. pass time in a specific way
   • how are you spending your summer vacation?