spend :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (0)

Verbs (3)

expend

v. pay out; "spend money"

use up

v. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

pass

v. pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

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Fuzzynyms (19)

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

drain, sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

fling, splurge, indulge onself

v. indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

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Antonyms (13)

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

garner, earn

v. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

spend

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