expend

ɪkˈspɛnd

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Definition of expend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

energyuse energy or effort

He expended much effort to finish the task.

consume

spend

utilize

resource managementuse resources like time or money

She expended all her savings on the trip.

consume

spend

utilize

finance

Rare

pay out money from a fund

Rare

The company will expend $1 million on the new project..

disburse

outlay

spend

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Origin of expend

Latin, expendere (to weigh out)

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work order

management

authorization to expend resources for a task

Examples of expend in a sentence

They expended great effort on the project.
The project expended all available resources quickly.
He expended much effort to complete the task.
The city plans to expend funds on the new park.
They will expend a large sum on renovations.

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French:dépenser, consommer, ...
German:aufwenden, verwenden, ...
Italian:impiegare, erogare, ...
Spanish:gastar, desembolsar, ...
Portuguese:despender, utilizar, ...
Chinese:花费, 使用, ...
Japanese:費やす, 使い果たす, ...
Arabic:بَذَلَ, أَنْفَقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁקִיעַ, לְהַשְׁקִיעַ, ...
Russian:тратить, ...
Ukrainian:витрачати, використовувати, ...
Hindi:खर्च करना, खर्च कर देना, ...
Bengali:ব্যয় করা, খরচ করা, ...
Catalan:esmerçar, emprar, ...
Czech:vynaložit, utratit, ...
Danish:bruge, udbetale, ...
Dutch:besteden, uitgeven, ...
Greek:καταβάλλω, καταναλώνω, ...
Hungarian:kifejteni, elkölteni, ...
Khmer:ប្រើប្រាស់, ចំណាយប្រាក់ពីមូលនិធិ, ...
Korean:쏟다, 쓰다, ...
Persian:صرف کردن, خرج کردن, ...
Polish:wkładać, wydatkować, ...
Portuguese (BR):despender, utilizar, ...
Romanian:a depune, a folosi, ...
Swedish:anstränga, spendera, ...
Thai:ใช้, ใช้จ่าย, ...
Turkish:harcamak, ödemek, ...
Vietnamese:bỏ ra, tiêu tốn, ...

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