expend (Meaning)
expend (v)
use up, consume fully
pay out
expend (v. t.)
To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations.
expend (v. i.)
To be laid out, used, or consumed.
To pay out or disburse money.
Synonyms & Antonyms of expend
expend Sentence Examples
- The company had to expend a lot of effort and resources to complete the project.
- The athlete expended all his energy during the race.
- The government needs to expend more funds on education and healthcare.
- The hiker expended a great deal of energy climbing the mountain.
- The student expended a lot of time and effort studying for the exam.
- The organization expended its resources on various community projects.
- The travelers expended their energy exploring the new city.
- The researcher expended a lot of time and effort conducting the experiment.
- The artist expended all his creativity in creating the masterpiece.
- The programmer expended a great deal of effort debugging the code.
FAQs About the word expend
use up, consume fully, pay outTo lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend;
pay,spend, outlay,give, disburse, run through, out, throw away, shell out,lay out
save, save, realize, procure,make, earn, procure, secure, cache, make
The company had to expend a lot of effort and resources to complete the project.
The athlete expended all his energy during the race.
The government needs to expend more funds on education and healthcare.
The hiker expended a great deal of energy climbing the mountain.
