Expend

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪkˈspÉ›nd/, /É›kˈspÉ›nd/
• Rhymes: -É›nd

Origin

From Latin expendō ("I weigh; I pay out").

Full definition of expend

Verb

1. (transitive) to consume, exhaust some resource
• circa 1590 William Shakespeare, King Henry VI Part 2, act 3, sc. 1:If my death might make this island happy ...I would expend it with all willingness.
2. (transitive, rare, of money) to spend, disburse