expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
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Examples of expend in a Sentence
Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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That line could be used as an insult for, say, a member of a sports team not expending enough effort.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Metabolism is the rate at which someone expends energy and uses calories.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
The barracks show the military power Egypt expended to grow and defend its territory during this time.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Metabolism is the rate at which someone expends energy and uses calories.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
The barracks show the military power Egypt expended to grow and defend its territory during this time.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for expend
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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