spend, v.
(spending, spends, spent)
freq. cnt. 137
(spending, spends, spent)
freq. cnt. 137
use up a period of time in a specific way
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 101 freq. cnt.: 98 freq. cnt.: 3
pass spend
sample sentences
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s a long time
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hyponym
pay out
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
drop expend spend
sample sentences
"spend money"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something on somebody
They %s money on their grandchild
They %s the money
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something on somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something on somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
use up, exhaust, eat up, run through, wipe out, consume, eat, deplete
consume, squander, waste, ware
afford
blow
wanton, wanton away, trifle away
underspend
misspend
penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
invest, put, commit, place
save, economize, economise
lay out
piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle
misspend
hypernym
spend completely
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
spend
sample sentences
"I spend my pocket money in two days"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something on somebody
They %s the money
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym