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Definition of Expend

Expend
Expend Ex*pend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expended; p. pr. & vb. n. Expending.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See Poise, and cf. Spend.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations. If my death might make this island happy . . . I would expend it with all willingness. --Shak.
Expend
Expend Ex*pend", v. i. 1. To be laid out, used, or consumed. 2. To pay out or disburse money. They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. --Macaulay .

Meaning of Expend from wikipedia

- the cost may be one of acquisition, in which case the amount of money expended to acquire it is counted as cost. In this case, money is the input that...
- The Expendables may refer to: The Expendables (1962 film), a made-for-TV film starring Mike Connors The Expendables (1989 film), by Cirio H. Santiago The...
- Tinian by Sweeney using Bockscar as the drop airplane. ****embly F-33 was expended testing the components and F-31 was designated for the 9 August mission...
- and monetary costs ****ociated with m****ive endeavours such as war that expend both. Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend; treasure...
- free dictionary. Lazy is the adjective for laziness, a lack of desire to expend effort. It may also refer to: Lazy (band), a ****anese rock band Lazy Lester...
- direction, or put it in the right place, will be more than you wish to expend but not so much as to make the task impossible. The laws are a parody on...
- exposed nerve; the slug was removed from the cartridge, the cap was hit to expend the charge, and the casing was cut down to allow it to sit level with his...
- entirely of cartilage. The lighter weight of cartilage allows these fish to expend less energy when swimming. To facilitate the movement of marine mammals...
- A limited war is one in which the belligerents do not expend all of the resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military...
- useless when turned upside-down; as the tank runs over the mine, it will expend its blast down instead of upwards, causing insignificant damage, if any...