spend β 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/
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
π‘ Concept
A shopper spends money at a market stall to buy fresh fruit.
π΅ Rhyme
Spend wisely before fortunes end.
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π€Pronunciation
πΊπΈ US/spend/
π¬π§ UK/spend/
π³Etymology
Rootspend
π΅Rhyme
bendlendsendtendend
bend
lend
send
tend
end
πCollocations
spend money
spend time
spend wisely
spend a fortune
spend the night
spend quality time
πExamples
π Fun example
βMy dog spent my entire paycheck at the pet store... with his puppy eyes.β
π Fun example
βI spent three hours looking for my phone while talking on it.β
βStudents should learn how to spend money wisely.β
βWe plan to spend our vacation in Jeju Island.β
πRelated Words
Synonyms
useconsumeexpendinvestdevote
Antonyms
saveearnconserve
Related
budgetpurchasepaymentexpensecost
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