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Keywords: Spent, Exhaust, Squander, Vanish, Waste

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To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices.

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To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent.

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To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely.

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To waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it.

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Keywords: Weigh, Dispose, Pocket, Money, Lay

To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.

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pay out; "spend money"

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spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

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