| 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
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Antonyms: |
earn, get, receive
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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