expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
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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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Isiah Thomas never recovered after expending all of his energy during three straight final appearances.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
That meant they could be used to generate considerable additional revenue before being expended.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
These nifty night surfers use the strong winds generated by the front to get a boost to their destination—and expend less energy in the process, according to the paper.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
That meant they could be used to generate considerable additional revenue before being expended.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
These nifty night surfers use the strong winds generated by the front to get a boost to their destination—and expend less energy in the process, according to the paper.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 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 29 Jan. 2025.
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