Spend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pass time in a specific way

pay out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛnd/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɛnd/.

Examples

how are you spending your summer vacation?
spend money
I spend my pocket money in two days

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expend drop pass

Parts of Speech

verb	pass time in a specific way “how are you spending your summer vacation?”
verb	pay out “spend money”
verb	spend completely “I spend my pocket money in two days”

Word Forms

spender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
spending	noun	the act of spending or disbursing money
expensive	adjective	high in price or charging high prices
expender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
expenditure	noun	money paid out; an amount spent
expending	noun	the act of spending money for goods or services

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgeben

Zeit auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise vertreiben

🇫🇷French

dépenser

passer le temps d'une manière spécifique

🇪🇸Spanish

gastar

pasar el tiempo de una manera específica

🇮🇹Italian

trascorrere

passare il tempo in un modo specifico

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgeven

tijd op een specifieke manier doorbrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

gastar

passar o tempo de uma maneira específica

🇷🇺Russian

тратить

проводить время определенным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खर्च करना

एक खास तरीके से समय गुजारें

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যয়

একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে সময় কাটান

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் நேரத்தை கடக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు చేస్తారు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో సమయాన్ని గడపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खर्च

विशिष्ट पद्धतीने वेळ काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ કરો

ચોક્કસ રીતે સમય પસાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവഴിക്കുക

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ സമയം കടന്നുപോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਚ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਂ ਪਾਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرچ

ایک خاص طریقے سے وقت گزاریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花费

以特定的方式打发时间

🇯🇵Japanese

過ごす

特定の方法で時間を過ごす

🇰🇷Korean

경비

특정한 방식으로 시간을 보내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu

vượt qua thời gian một cách cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้จ่าย

ฆ่าเวลาด้วยวิธีเฉพาะเจาะจง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membelanjakan

menghabiskan waktu dengan cara tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

gumastos

magpalipas ng oras sa isang tiyak na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

berbelanja

meluangkan masa dengan cara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينفق

تمرير الوقت بطريقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

خرج کردن

گذراندن زمان به روشی خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

harcamak

zamanı belirli bir şekilde geçirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַלוֹת

להעביר זמן בצורה ספציפית

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The primary meaning of 'spend' is 'pass time in a specific way'.

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