transitive verb. 1 : to pay out : spend the social services upon which public revenue is expended— J. A. Hobson. 2 : to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize projects on which they expended great energy also : use up.
Is expend a real word?
The verb expend means to use. ... The verb expend means to spend or pay out. You can expend money, but you can also expend things like good will and time.
How do you use expend?
Expend in a Sentence ?
- Our long, midday hike always causes me to expend all of my energy and leaves me exhausted by dinner.
- We didn't want to expend all of our savings but several emergencies caused us to spend it all.
- Writing sentences all day causes me to expend a majority of my mental stamina.
