"spend" meaning in English

See spend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spεnd/ Audio: en-us-spend.ogg [US] Forms: spend [canonical], spends [third-person, singular], spent [past], spent [past, participle], spending [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|spend|spends|spent|spent|spending}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you spend money, you give the money to buy something.
    Sense id: simple-spend-en-verb-feBDCXim
  2. to pass, to use
    Sense id: simple-spend-en-verb-7A5ETUM3
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