expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
Examples of expend in a Sentence
Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The United States has expended millions of dollars’ worth of defensive and offensive ordnance.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Limited Magazine Depth The U.S. military has expended a significant amount of munitions on the operation around Yemen, as well as on defending military and civilian ships in the Red Sea from the Houthi attacks, raising concerns about available weapons stockpiles to support a sustained campaign.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Due to the energy expended during a forced bloom, most bulbs will not recover enough to ever bloom again.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
The United States has expended millions of dollars’ worth of defensive and offensive ordnance.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Limited Magazine Depth The U.S. military has expended a significant amount of munitions on the operation around Yemen, as well as on defending military and civilian ships in the Red Sea from the Houthi attacks, raising concerns about available weapons stockpiles to support a sustained campaign.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Due to the energy expended during a forced bloom, most bulbs will not recover enough to ever bloom again.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for expend
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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