spend — to use money to pay for goods, services, or activities
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to use money to pay for goods, services, or activities
Pronunciation (IPA): /spend/
Korean meaning: 돈을 쓰다, 지출하다
Korean pronunciation: **스**펜드
Example Sentences
- My dog spent my entire paycheck at the pet store... with his puppy eyes.
- I spent three hours looking for my phone while talking on it.
- Students should learn how to spend money wisely.
spend
VERB//spend//
to use money to pay for goods, services, or activities
💡 Concept
A shopper spends money at a market stall to buy fresh fruit.
🎵 Rhyme
Spend wisely before fortunes end.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/spend/
🇬🇧 UK/spend/
🌳Etymology
Rootspend
Origin
라틴어 'expendere'에서 유래되었으며, '무게를 재다, 지불하다'라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 돈과 시간을 사용한다는 현재의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
bendlendsendtendend
bend
lend
send
tend
end
🔗Collocations
spend money
spend time
spend wisely
spend a fortune
spend the night
spend quality time
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog spent my entire paycheck at the pet store... with his puppy eyes.”
😄 Fun example
“I spent three hours looking for my phone while talking on it.”
“Students should learn how to spend money wisely.”
“We plan to spend our vacation in Jeju Island.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
useconsumeexpendinvestdevote
Antonyms
saveearnconserve
Related
budgetpurchasepaymentexpensecost
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