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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Given how much energy Healy expended in making the break, his team are still watching nervously.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The filles program lasted ten years, ending in 1673 when French involvement in Holland required the financing previously expended on the costly filles du roi program.
—Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
As of June 2025, more than $33 million in funds have been spent to support the subnetworks, fully expending the monies allocated for 988 Lifeline LGB+ subnetwork services.
—ABC News, 4 July 2025
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The filles program lasted ten years, ending in 1673 when French involvement in Holland required the financing previously expended on the costly filles du roi program.
—Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
As of June 2025, more than $33 million in funds have been spent to support the subnetworks, fully expending the monies allocated for 988 Lifeline LGB+ subnetwork services.
—ABC News, 4 July 2025
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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