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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
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:01::)
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eat up (eat_up%2:34:03::)
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use up (use_up%2:34:00::)
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eat (eat%2:34:13::)
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deplete (deplete%2:34:00::)
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exhaust (exhaust%2:34:00::)
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run through (run_through%2:34:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:34:00::)
(use up (resources or materials))
"this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:02::)
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squander (squander%2:34:00::)
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waste (waste%2:34:00::)
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ware (ware%2:34:00::)
(spend extravagantly)
"waste not, want not"
S:
(v)
afford (afford%2:34:00::)
(be able to spare or give up)
"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
S:
(v)
blow (blow%2:40:00::)
(spend lavishly or wastefully on)
"He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
S:
(v)
wanton (wanton%2:40:01::)
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wanton away (wanton_away%2:40:00::)
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trifle away (trifle_away%2:40:00::)
(spend wastefully)
"wanton one's money away"
S:
(v)
underspend (underspend%2:40:00::)
(spend at less than the normal rate)
S:
(v)
misspend (misspend%2:40:00::)
(spend (money or other resources) unwisely)
S:
(v)
penny-pinch (penny-pinch%2:40:00::)
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nickel-and-dime (nickel-and-dime%2:40:00::)
(spend money frugally; spend as little as possible)
S:
(v)
invest (invest%2:40:00::)
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put (put%2:40:00::)
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commit (commit%2:40:05::)
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place (place%2:40:03::)
(make an investment)
"Put money into bonds"
S:
(v)
save (save%2:40:04::)
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economize (economize%2:40:02::)
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economise (economise%2:40:02::)
(spend sparingly, avoid the waste of)
"This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
S:
(v)
lay out (lay_out%2:40:00::)
(spend or invest)
"lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"
S:
(v)
piddle (piddle%2:42:00::)
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wanton (wanton%2:42:00::)
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wanton away (wanton_away%2:42:00::)
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piddle away (piddle_away%2:42:00::)
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trifle (trifle%2:42:00::)
(waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
S:
(v)
misspend (misspend%2:42:00::)
(spend time badly or unwisely)
"He misspent his youth"
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"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
spend (spend%2:40:01::)
(spend completely)
"I spend my pocket money in two days"