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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spend \Spend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spent; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spending.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or
     dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant,
     and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]
     1. To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to
        spend money for clothing.
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              Spend thou that in the town.          --Shak.
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              Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not
              bread?                                --Isa. lv. 2.
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     2. To bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon.
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              I . . . am never loath
              To spend my judgment.                 --Herbert.
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     3. To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to
        spend an estate in gaming or other vices.
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     4. To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a
        day idly; to spend winter abroad.
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              We spend our years as a tale that is told. --Ps. xc.
                                                    9.
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     5. To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away;
        as, the violence of the waves was spent.
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              Their bodies spent with long labor and thirst.
                                                    --Knolles.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spending \Spend"ing\, n.
     The act of expending; expenditure.
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     Spending money, money set apart for extra (not necessary)
        personal expenses; pocket money. [Colloq.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spend \Spend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spent; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spending.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or
     dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See Pendant,
     and cf. Dispend, Expend, Spence, Spencer.]
     1. To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to
        spend money for clothing.
  
              Spend thou that in the town.          --Shak.
  
              Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not
              bread?                                --Isa. lv. 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spending \Spend"ing\, n.
     The act of expending; expenditure.
  
     Spending money, money set apart for extra (not necessary)
        personal expenses; pocket money. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spending
       n : the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: disbursement,
            disbursal, outlay]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en spend), expenditure.
     2 An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en spend), expenditure.
     2 An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en spend), expenditure.
     2 An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spend nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) (gerund of en spend), expenditure.
     2 An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spend nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s pend ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spending
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en spend ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb spend)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spending /spˈɛndɪŋ/
  الإنفاق