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Verb
S:
(v)
spend (spend%2:42:00::)
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pass (pass%2:42:00::)
(use up a period of time in a specific way)
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"
S:
(v)
spend (spend%2:40:00::)
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expend (expend%2:40:00::)
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drop (drop%2:40:00::)
(pay out)
"spend money"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
pay (pay%2:40:00::)
(give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
"I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
S:
(v)
subsidize (subsidize%2:40:01::)
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subsidise (subsidise%2:40:01::)
(secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces)
S:
(v)
finance (finance%2:40:00::)
(obtain or provide money for)
"Can we finance the addition to our home?"
S:
(v)
put up (put_up%2:40:01::)
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contribute (contribute%2:40:02::)
(provide)
"The city has to put up half the required amount"
S:
(v)
compensate (compensate%2:40:00::)
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recompense (recompense%2:40:00::)
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remunerate (remunerate%2:40:00::)
(make payment to; compensate)
"My efforts were not remunerated"
S:
(v)
overpay (overpay%2:40:00::)
(pay too much)
S:
(v)
underpay (underpay%2:40:00::)
(pay too little)
S:
(v)
prepay (prepay%2:40:00::)
(pay for something before receiving it)
S:
(v)
go Dutch (go_dutch%2:40:00::)
(share expenses equally and split the cost of something)
"My boyfriend and I always go Dutch"
S:
(v)
compensate (compensate%2:40:01::)
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recompense (recompense%2:40:01::)
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repair (repair%2:40:00::)
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indemnify (indemnify%2:40:00::)
(make amends for; pay compensation for)
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
S:
(v)
tithe (tithe%2:40:02::)
(pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church)
"Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
S:
(v)
remit (remit%2:40:00::)
(send (money) in payment)
"remit $25"
S:
(v)
redeem (redeem%2:40:01::)
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pay off (pay_off%2:40:03::)
(pay off (loans or promissory notes))
S:
(v)
spend (spend%2:40:00::)
,
expend (expend%2:40:00::)
,
drop (drop%2:40:00::)
(pay out)
"spend money"
S:
(v)
bribe (bribe%2:40:00::)
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corrupt (corrupt%2:40:00::)
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buy (buy%2:40:02::)
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grease one's palms (grease_one's_palms%2:40:00::)
(make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence)
"This judge can be bought"
S:
(v)
refund (refund%2:40:00::)
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return (return%2:40:00::)
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repay (repay%2:40:00::)
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give back (give_back%2:40:00::)
(pay back)
"Please refund me my money"
S:
(v)
foot (foot%2:40:00::)
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pick (pick%2:40:00::)
(pay for something)
"pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
S:
(v)
disburse (disburse%2:40:00::)
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pay out (pay_out%2:40:00::)
(expend, as from a fund)
S:
(v)
charge (charge%2:40:01::)
(pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt)
"Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"
S:
(v)
pay cash (pay_cash%2:40:00::)
(pay (for something) with cash)
S:
(v)
defray (defray%2:40:00::)
(bear the expenses of)
S:
(v)
kick back (kick_back%2:40:00::)
(pay a kickback; make an illegal payment)
S:
(v)
prefer (prefer%2:41:01::)
(give preference to one creditor over another)
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
spend (spend%2:40:01::)
(spend completely)
"I spend my pocket money in two days"