spent
[ spent ]
/ spɛnt /
verb
OTHER WORDS FROM spent
well-spent, adjectiveWords nearby spent
Definition for spent (2 of 2)
spend
[ spend ]
/ spɛnd /
verb (used with object), spent, spend·ing.
verb (used without object), spent, spend·ing.
to spend money, energy, time, etc.
Obsolete.
to be consumed or exhausted.
Origin of spend
1125–75; Middle English
spenden, continuing Old English
-spendan (in
āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < West Germanic < Latin
expendere to pay out,
expend; compare German
spenden
SYNONYMS FOR spend
1
Spend,
disburse,
expend,
squander refer to paying out money.
Spend is the general word:
We spend more for living expenses now.
Disburse implies expending from a specific source or sum to meet specific obligations, or paying in definite allotments:
The treasurer has authority to disburse funds.
Expend is more formal, and implies spending for some definite and (usually) sensible or worthy object:
to expend most of one's salary on necessities.
Squander suggests lavish, wasteful, or foolish expenditure:
to squander a legacy.
2 use, apply, devote.
OTHER WORDS FROM spend
an·ti·spend·ing, adjective un·der·spend, verb, un·der·spent, un·der·spend·ing. un·spend·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for spent
British Dictionary definitions for spent (1 of 2)
spent
/ (spɛnt) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of spend
adjective
used up or exhausted; consumed
(of a fish) exhausted by spawning
British Dictionary definitions for spent (2 of 2)
spend
/ (spɛnd) /
verb spends, spending or spent
noun
an amount of money spent, esp regularly, or allocated to be spent
See also
spends
Derived forms of spend
spendable, adjectiveWord Origin for spend
Old English
spendan, from Latin
expendere; influenced also by Old French
despendre to spend, from Latin
dispendere; see
expend,
dispense
Idioms and Phrases with spent
spend
see pocket (spending) money.