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expend

verb

use up (resources or materials)

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
E
Ends with
D
Contains
XPEN
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪkˈspɛnd

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. use up (resources or materials)

    “this car consumes a lot of gas”

verb

  1. pay out

    “spend money”

In context

Example Sentences

this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
spend money

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