Dictionary Definition

spend

1 pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: pass]

2 pay out; "spend money" [syn: expend, drop]

3 spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" [also: spent]

User Contributed Dictionary

Arabic:
Chinese: 花 (huā)
Czech: utratit (of money), strávit (of time)
Dutch: uitgeven, doorbrengen
Finnish: kuluttaa, käyttää
French: passer italbrac time, dépenser
German: ausgeben
Hungarian: költeni, kiadni
Indonesian: menghabiskan, membelanjakan, membutuhkan
Irish: caith
Italian: spendere
Japanese: 使う (tsukau), かかる (kakaru), 要する (ようする, yō-suru), 消費する (しょうひする, shōhi-suru)
Korean: 쓰다 (sseuda), 소비하다 (消費 하다, sobihada)
Portuguese: gastar
Romanian: petrece italbrac time, cheltui
Russian: тратить (trátit’)
Spanish: gastar
Swedish: ge ut

amount spent (during a period)

I’m sorry boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.
(in the plural) a childish term for money or pocket money

Mam, can I have my spends early this week?
Discharged semen.

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