expend
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expend
- /ɪkˈspɛnd/
- /ɛkˈspɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin expendō (“to weigh; to pay out”). Doublet of spend.
verb expends · expending · expended · expend
- To consume, exhaust (some resource). If my death might make this island happy […] I would expend it with all willingness.
Translations
Talk about this word "expend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expend "expend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expend.Cite this
@misc{expend_2026,
title = {expend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expend},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
