spend

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English spenden from Old English *-spendan (attested in compounds, as in āspendan "to spend", forspendan "to use up, consume") from a common Germanic word assumed to have been borrowed from Latin expendere "to weigh out". Akin to Old High German spendōn "to expend" (German spenden "to donate"), Middle Dutch spenden, Old Norse spenna

[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /spEnd/
• IPA: /spɛnd/
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  Rhymes: -ɛnd

[edit] Verb

to spend (third-person singular simple present spends, present participle spending, simple past and past participle spent)

1. to consume, to use, to exhaust

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[edit] Noun

spend (plural spends)

1. amount spent (during a period)

   I’m sorry boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.

2. (in the plural) a childish term for money or pocket money

   Mam, can I have my spends early this week?

3. Discharged semen.

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[edit] Derived terms

• spendthrift

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: denps
• pends