EXPEND Synonyms
1 hypernym for expend. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for EXPEND
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| spend | verb v | |||||
verb • use up a period of time in a specific way • pay out • spend completely | ||||||
| use | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
noun • the act of using • what something is used for • a particular service • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing • (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • take or consume (regularly or habitually) • use up, consume fully • seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage • avail oneself to • habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense) | ||||||
| consume | verb v | |||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||
| deplete | verb v | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) | ||||||
| disburse | verb v | |||||
verb • expend, as from a fund | ||||||
| employ | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the state of being employed or having a job verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • engage or hire for work | ||||||
| outlay | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of spending or disbursing money • money paid out; an amount spent | ||||||
| utilize | verb v | |||||
verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | ||||||
| waste | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||
| drop | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||