| Main Entry: | disburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
Synonyms: |
acquit, ante up, come across, come through, come up with, contribute, cough up, deal, defray, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, divvy, dole out, expend, foot the bill, give, lay out, measure out, outlay, partition, pay out, pony up, put out, shell out, use |
| Notes: | to disburse means 'to pay out or expend'; to disperse is 'to scatter something' |
Antonyms: |
deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside |
| Main Entry: | expend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exhaust; spend |
Synonyms: |
ante up, blow*, consume, disburse, dish out, dispense, dissipate, distribute, employ, finish, foot the bill, fork out, give, go through*, lay out, outlay, pay, pay out, put out, shell out, splurge, spring for, throw money at, use up, wash up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, save |
| Main Entry: | lay out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
Synonyms: |
disburse, expend, give, invest, lend, outlay, pay, put out, put up, shell out |
Antonyms: |
hoard, save |
| Main Entry: | shell out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give |
Synonyms: |
ante up, disburse, expend, fork over, hand over, lay out, outlay, pay, pay for, pay out, spend |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | spend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, pay out |
Synonyms: |
absorb, allocate, ante up, apply, bestow, blow*, cast away, come across, come through, concentrate, confer, consume, contribute, cough up, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, donate, drain, drop, employ, empty, evote, exhaust, expend, foot the bill, fritter, give, hand out, invest, lavish, lay out, liquidate, misspend, outlay, pay down, pay up, put in, run through, settle, shell out, spring for, squander, throw away, use, use up, waste |
Antonyms: |
earn, get, receive |