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
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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Hera adds a couple orders of magnitude in our understanding of how much energy DART expended in its kinetic impact and what that capability provides for planetary defense.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In Ukraine, both sides have already expended extraordinary resources, and neither is close to anything that resembles a victory.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Honor Your Need for Recovery Time The interview process can be draining for introverts who typically expend rather than gain energy from social interactions.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 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, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In Ukraine, both sides have already expended extraordinary resources, and neither is close to anything that resembles a victory.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Honor Your Need for Recovery Time The interview process can be draining for introverts who typically expend rather than gain energy from social interactions.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 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, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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