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spend

spend \'spend\ \'spent\ vb or spent;  or spend.ing [ME spenden, fr. OE & 
   OF; OE spendan, fr. L expendere to expe]nd; OF despendre, fr. L dispendere 
   to weigh out - more at DISPENSE 1: to use up or pay out : EXPEND  2a: to 
   wear out : EXHAUST  2b: to consume wastefully : SQUANDER  3: to cause or 
   permit to elapse : PASS  4: to give up : SACRIFICE  1: to expend or waste 
   wealth or strength  2: to become expended or consumed  - spend.er n