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Spend: Meaning, Usage, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：pay money (spend)

spend 🔊

/spend/

to give money to get something.

pay money 🔊

➕

/peɪ ˈmʌni/

To give money in exchange for goods or services.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin ex- 'out' + pendere 'to weigh, pay'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine dropping coins into a 'pen' (sounds like 'spend') while a 'd' waits nearby.

📖 Example

I need to spend some money on a new laptop for my online course. 🔊 I need to spend some money on a new laptop for my online course.

🔗 Collocations

spend money on – to use money to buy something

spend a fortune – to spend a lot of money

spend cash – to use physical money

🔄 Synonyms

pay (v.) – to give money for something

invest (v.) – to spend money with the expectation of profit

expend (v.) – to use or spend energy or money

🚫 Antonyms

save (v.) – to keep money instead of spending it

earn (v.) – to receive money for work

🌱 Derivatives

spender (n.) – a person who spends money

spending (n.) – the act of spending money

spent (adj.) – used up; exhausted

📖 Cultural Story

Originally from Latin 'expendere' (weigh out money). In ancient Rome, people weighed metal coins to pay. Today, 'spend' is used for both money and time.

Meaning 2：use time (spend)

spend 🔊

/spend/

to use time doing something.

use time 🔊

➕

/juːz taɪm/

To pass or occupy time doing a particular activity.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

He spends two hours every evening studying English vocabulary. 🔊 He spends two hours every evening studying English vocabulary.

🔗 Collocations

spend time with – to use time in the company of someone

spend hours – to use many hours

spend a lot of time – to use a large amount of time

🔄 Synonyms

devote (v.) – to give time or attention to something

allocate (v.) – to set aside time for a purpose

pass (v.) – to spend time, especially in a particular way

🚫 Antonyms

save (v.) – to avoid using time; to preserve

waste (v.) – to use time carelessly without benefit