See expend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "shōmō suru",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "消耗する"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "whakapau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "whakatange"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "whakaporo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "whakapeto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "förbruka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to consume resources",
"word": "lägga ner"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "harča",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "харча"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "elspezi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "dépenser"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "despender"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "gastar"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "költ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "fordít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "ráfordít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "kiad"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "spensar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "spendere"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "expender"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "despender"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to spend money",
"word": "despesar (desus.)"
}
],
"word": "expend"
}
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