Expend meaning

What does “expend” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“expend” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: use up, consume fully.

expend

verb

  1. use up, consume fully

    “The legislature expended its time on school questions”

    Synonymsuse
  2. pay out

    “spend money”

    Synonymsspenddrop

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University