expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
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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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Dry fuel is much easier and quicker to ignite than wet fuel, since the fire needs to expend less energy on evaporation.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Between 2019 and now, we have been obliged to expend yet more effort trying to recoup at least some of our costs.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The Houthis rarely expend their munitions in massive barrages, instead firing a missile or a drone at a time.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Between 2019 and now, we have been obliged to expend yet more effort trying to recoup at least some of our costs.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The Houthis rarely expend their munitions in massive barrages, instead firing a missile or a drone at a time.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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 18 Jan. 2025.
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