| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up money |
Synonyms: |
dissipate, lay out, pay out, spend, squander, waste |
Antonyms: |
save |
| 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: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, deliver, spread |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, circulate, consign, convey, cut up, deal, deal out, diffuse, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, dispose, disseminate, divide, divvy up, dole out, donate, endow, fork out, give, give away, hand out, issue, lot out, measure out, mete, parcel, partition, pass out, pay out, present, prorate, radiate, ration, scatter, share, shell out, slice up, sow, strew |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, store |
| 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: | go through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
Synonyms: |
consume, deplete, exhaust, pay out, spend, squander |
Antonyms: |
hoard, save, store |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | profit, yield |
Synonyms: |
be profitable, be remunerative, bring in, kick back, make a return, make money, pay dividends, pay off, pay out, produce, provide a living, return, show gain, show profit, sweeten, yield profit |
Antonyms: |
lose |
| 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 |