expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
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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Pivetta is a man of few words, and almost none of those words are ever expended making excuses.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Already, Russian air defenses reportedly evolved (after early disasters) to impose attrition on Western rockets and missiles supplied to Ukraine, compelling Kyiv to expend more munitions per target.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Already, Russian air defenses reportedly evolved (after early disasters) to impose attrition on Western rockets and missiles supplied to Ukraine, compelling Kyiv to expend more munitions per target.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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