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Spend

/spend/
To use money or resources to buy goods or services.

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Examples:

I like to spend time with my family.They spend their weekends exploring new places.

Etymology:

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The word spend originates from the Old English spendan, related to the Latin expendere, meaning to weigh out or pay out.

Usage Statistics:

282 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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