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spend
Overview of verb spend
The verb spend has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (99) spend, pass -- (pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?")
2. (36) spend, expend, drop -- (pay out; "spend money")
3. (3) spend -- (spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days")
Grep of noun spend
spend-all
spender
spending
spending cut
spending money
spending spree
spendthrift
spendthrift trust
Antonyms of verb spend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spend
3 senses of spend
Sense 1
spend, pass
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 3
spend
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spend
3 senses of spend
Sense 1
spend, pass
=> soldier
=> lead
=> sunday
=> christmas
=> put in
=> weekend
=> piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle
=> misspend
=> vacation, holiday
=> serve, do
=> while away, get through
=> sojourn
=> winter, overwinter
=> summer
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> afford
=> blow
=> wanton, wanton away, trifle away
=> underspend
=> misspend
=> penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
=> invest, put, commit, place
=> save, economize, economise
=> lay out
Sense 3
spend
=> overspend
=> underspend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spend
3 senses of spend
Sense 1
spend, pass
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
Sense 3
spend
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
'Cause To' of verb spend
Derived Forms of verb spend
2 of 3 senses of spend
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
RELATED TO>(noun) spender#3
=> spender, disburser, expender
RELATED TO>(noun) spending#1
=> spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay
Sense 3
spend
RELATED TO>(noun) spender#2
=> spendthrift, spend-all, spender, scattergood
RELATED TO>(noun) spending#1
=> spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay
Domain of verb spend
Domain Terms of verb spend
Familiarity of verb spend
spend used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb spend
3 senses of spend
Sense 1
spend, pass
EX: They spend a long time
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
EX: They spend money on their grandchild
EX: They spend the money
Sense 3
spend
EX: They spend the money
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb spend
2 of 3 senses of spend
Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
> pay
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> finance
=> put up, contribute
=> compensate, recompense, remunerate
=> overpay
=> underpay
=> prepay
=> go Dutch
=> compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
=> tithe
=> remit
=> redeem, pay off
=> spend, expend, drop
=> bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> refund, return, repay, give back
=> foot, pick
=> disburse, pay out
=> charge
=> pay cash
=> defray
=> kick back
=> prefer
Sense 3
spend
> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> run out
=> drain
=> indulge, luxuriate
=> burn off, burn, burn up
=> spend
=> run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spend
Sense 1
spend, pass
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Sense 2
spend, expend, drop
=> pay
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Sense 3
spend
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
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Grep of verb spend
misspend
overspend
resuspend
spend
spend a penny
suspend
underspend
Grep of adj spend
spendable
spendthrift
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