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 the quality and quantity of future assets expended, this is more than that.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Each character has their own mana meter that can be expended to use magical attacks, in addition to more complex blocking, dashing, and parrying skills than what’s been seen in Dotemu’s previous releases.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
This deception worked with Russian forces expending expensive Lancet munitions to destroy it.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Each character has their own mana meter that can be expended to use magical attacks, in addition to more complex blocking, dashing, and parrying skills than what’s been seen in Dotemu’s previous releases.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
This deception worked with Russian forces expending expensive Lancet munitions to destroy it.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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