Alternative word for spend

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Verb

To pay (money) for something

To use or occupy one’s time (in given an activity)

To use or expend, especially carelessly or wastefully

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Verb

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To pay (money) for something

pay

expend

outlay

disburse

lavish

dispense

drop

splurge

spring

allocate

blue

defray

donate

give

settle

stump up

pay out

pay up

pony up

splash out

ante up

fork over

fork up

lay out

pay down

cough up

dish out

fork out

shell out

spring for

give out

hand out

foot the bill

knock down

lash out

put in

come through

invest

part with

blow

squander

put up

devote

hand over

contribute

remit

pledge

dedicate

put out

chip in

apply

dissipate

foot

waste

stake

advance

render

venture

risk

dole out

throw money at

kick in

spend money

sink in

plunk down

pay for

out

fritter away

deal

acquit

offer

spend like water

supply

furnish

throw around like confetti

commit

ante

distribute

throw down the drain

pour down the drain

run through

be extravagant

spend lavishly

spend extravagantly

endow

grant

come up with

allot

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

gift

speculate

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend money as if it were going out of style

gamble

inject

front up

plough in

pitch in

pick up the tab

use up

plough^UK

splash

put

lay

sink

plow^US

put down

settle up

provide

present

accord

impart

bestow

confer

pay the bill

award

come across with

deliver

yield

come across

make with

proffer

surrender

relinquish

hand

extend

turn over

recompense

bail someone out

bequeath

volunteer

pass

pay off

give away

furnish with

present with

gift with

pick up the check

give up

lend

afford

leave

give a donation of

purvey

make a donation of

provide with

defray the cost of

sweeten the pot

let someone have

produce

confer on

indemnify

reimburse

remunerate

requite

recoup

vouchsafe

reward

compensate

settle the debt

repay

endow with

cede

lay down

turn in

loan

transmit

supply with

slip

make over

will

credit

club together

make a donation

make a contribution

have a whip-round

pop for

finance

redeem

entrust

sub

pay in advance

supply on credit

accommodate someone with

lay on

do your part

get it up

make a contribution of

feed the kitty

pass the hat

make a gift of

give of

get in the act

put into

devote to

give to

put oneself down for

donate to

bestow on

bear the cost

concede

present to

bear the expense

allow

assign

crown

decree

vest

apportion

decorate with

meet

quit

discharge

liquidate

balance

stand

clear

pay compensation

settle accounts with

refund

pay damages

pay back

pay costs

settle up with

stock

bring

cater in

store

deal in

minister

trade in

make available

accommodate

sell

serve

bear

provision

cater to

spend a lot of money

push the boat out

waste money

fritter money away

squander money

go on a spending spree

go on a shopping binge

give payment to

tip

guerdon

redress

fee

satisfy

bequest

throw in

fund

subsidize^US

sacrifice

sponsor

transfer

pass on

tender

subsidise^UK

sweeten the kitty

dower

more ❯

“Knowing that she had nothing festive enough to wear, she decided to spend some money on a new dress.”

Verb

▲

To use or occupy one’s time (in given an activity)

pass

fill

occupy

idle

kill

while away

take up

use up

waste

beguile

fritter

fritter away

dissipate

while

use

devote

employ

expend

fill up

fill in

idle away

laze

loiter

shirk

allocate

blow

dawdle

loaf

dally

lounge

loll

chill

lazy

bum

drone

footle

kick back

goof off

hang about

hack around

veg out

kick around

dillydally

hang out

hang around

fanny about

lounge about

stall

trifle

vacillate

mooch

putter

dilly-dally

do nothing much

goof around

languish

vegetate

stagnate

slack

slouch

skive

slummock

moulder^UK

potter

degenerate

bludge

lollygag

loaf about

bob off

laze around

molder^US

slouch around

sit around

sit back

kill time

loll about

be inactive

mooch around

fool around

bat back and forth

go to seed

lay on one’s oars

loll around

slouch about

bat about

bum around

mooch about

loaf around

sit back and do nothing

mark time

waste time

do nothing

laze about

bat around

rest on your oars

take it easy

slow down

kick your heels

lounge around

“Last week the town council passed a motion to spend a day picking up litter around the town.”

Verb

▲

To use or expend, especially carelessly or wastefully

waste

squander

blow

invest

use

devote

fritter

liquidate

lose

misspend

throw away

fiddle away

trifle away

cast away

fritter away

dissipate

lavish

run through

consume

exhaust

use up

go through

expend

deplete

splurge

drain

spend like water

misuse

spend recklessly

burn

blue

burn up

be prodigal with

throw around like confetti

be wasteful

make poor use of

pour down the drain

sap

frivol

trifle

lay out

waste away

empty

frivol away

be wasteful with

spend freely

throw down the drain

play ducks and drakes with

spend money as if it grows on trees

splash out

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of style

spend unwisely

throw

run-through

finish

wanton

fiddle

outlay

get through

spend as if it grows on trees

spend as if there were no tomorrow

pay out

spend as if it were going out of style

scatter

gobble

divert

misemploy

misapply

ebb

prodigalize

suffer the loss of

shell out

dispense with

wash up

eat through

run dry

gamble away

stop having

discharge

be deprived of

cough up

burn through

eat into

sacrifice

dispossess

no longer have

disinherit

divest

throw money around

spring for

pour money down the drain

spend money like water

throw money down the drain

put out

dump

indulge oneself

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

kiss goodbye

idle away

overspend

diddle away

go to waste

spend money as if it grew on trees

be wasted

go down the drain

spend foolishly

fribble away

spend too much

idle

dally

fool away

be wastefully extravagant with

chuck something down the drain

let money slip through one’s fingers

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“He believed his curse was to spend his entire life in one tiny region, never to see the remainder of the world.”

Verb

▲

To completely use up the whole of

exhaust

deplete

burn

drain

consume

dissipate

expend

empty

devour

go through

absorb

finish

use up

play out

run through

draw down

waste

use

get through

squander

eat up

bleed

sap

fritter away

utilize^US

utilise^UK

suck dry

impoverish

milk

employ

empty out

wear out

draw

bankrupt

wash up

dry up

bleed dry

run out

make use of

finish off

finish up

swallow up

evacuate

attenuate

strain

void

slash

dispatch

dry

diminish

eat

tap

run down

dig into

burn up

take last of

frivol away

take up

dispose of

run out of

draw off

clean out

pump out

occupy

pay out

reduce

fritter

undermine

gobble

guzzle

burn through

exploit

wipe out

run up

avail oneself of

have recourse to

put to use

throw away

blow through

siphon^US

syphon^UK

break

bust

divert

catheterize

get rid of

burn out

free from

filter off

get last drop

wear down

blow

apply

exercise

wield

clear

ply

deploy

vacate

unload

discharge

exert

work

unburden

unpack

bring to bear

bring into play

release

eject

expel

disburden

extract

remove

dump

withdraw

unlade

gut

disgorge

decant

purge

leak

leave

pour out

siphon off

make vacant

consume the contents of

rush out

flow out

make void

remove the contents of

clear out

deprive

fleece

squeeze

ruin

be exhausted

pauperize

be used up

give out

be finished

bring to ruin

bring down

be cleaned out

weaken

enervate

exhaust one’s supply of

rid

free

strip

erode

wreck

liquidate

disencumber

divest

lapse

pump

crush

make destitute

decimate

ruinate

overcome

draft^US

be fresh out

be out of

have no more

waste away

peter out

wear away

draught^UK

be consumed

chip away at

suck the life out of

bring to its knees

pillage

beggar

disfigure

slowly reduce

slowly lessen

slowly diminish

gradually overcome

be depleted

cripple financially

reduce to beggary

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“At the very least, it was sweet that he cared so much about them that he was willing to spend his entire life savings to get a wife.”

Verb

▲

To carry out a role or penalty

serve

complete

perform

fulfil^UK

observe

pass

work

act

discharge

fulfill^US

function

labor^US

labour^UK

carry out

go through

carry on

toil through

Verb

▲

To be living a particular way of life

lead

live

maintain

have

endure

enjoy

experience

pass

possess

undergo

get by with

subsist on

go through

face

feel

suffer

taste

confront

witness

sustain

meet

live through

bear

withstand

come into contact with

be forced to contend with

be faced with

come across

have experience of

come up against

know

participate in

observe

partake

become familiar with

see

digest

receive

assimilate

run into

comprehend

come to grips with

appreciate

try

perceive

run the gauntlet

come into contact

get

sample

apprehend

watch

behold

tolerate

encounter

meet with

have dealings in

Verb

▲

To sacrifice (something valuable), especially for moral or practical reasons

give up

sacrifice

forego

forgo

dedicate

devote

allocate

do without

offer up

surrender

renounce

relinquish

forfeit

abandon

concede

cede

yield

lose

waive

abdicate

resign

drop

let go

pass up

kiss goodbye to

turn over

pay with

hand over

say goodbye to

sign away

prostitute

eschew

turn in

render

spare

withgo

cast aside

part with

leave behind

kiss goodbye

be deprived of

go without

be stripped of

betray

lay down

cough up

more ❯

Noun

▲

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

cost

price

charge

fee

rate

worth

amount

bill

figure

tariff

value

expenditure

expense

fare

quotation

tab

toll

ante

assessment

damage

dues

estimate

expenses

freight

levy

outlay

payment

retail

score

setback

sum

total

valuation

appraisal

appraisement

bounty

budget

demand

duty

overhead

ransom

rental

squeeze

sticker

terms

ticket

tune

asking price

monetary value

price tag

selling price

market price

payment required

bottom line

face value

hire charge

an arm and a leg

pay

quote

costing

wage

disbursement

salary

hire

estimated price

estimation

account

pricing

tax

bid

remuneration

consideration

allowance

stipend

bid price

quoted price

emolument

reckoning

price sticker

outgo

tender

rent

impost

average

standard

usual

excise

exaction

liability

offer

monetary worth

imposition

economic value

bite

customs

tidy sum

estimated value

going rate

estimated cost

ballpark estimate

ballpark figure

upkeep

label

depreciation

quantity

pot

number

burden

incidental

aggregate

outgoing

equivalent

financial value

evaluation

recompense

compensation

raise

premium

reward

guesstimate

debit

price ticket

statement

invoice

set-back

surcharge

investment

debt

earnings

rent payment

check

incidental expense

honorarium

spending

obligation

subscription

passage

slug

charges

amount of money

handout

meed

rates

bill of fare

import tax

export tax

due

customs duties

ticket price

passage money

ticket money

marked price

ask price

starting price

out of pocket

packet

transport cost

tally

paycheck

pay envelope

pledge

note of charges

list of charges

running total

contribution

tithe

tribute

approximate cost

approximate value

approximate price

cess

proportional tax

brokerage

pork barrel

capitation

towage

fine

salvage

custom

remittance

profit

requital

reimbursement

income

wages

gain

fees

take

indemnity

return

bread

reparation

take-home

revenue

emoluments

proceeds

benefit

quittance

money

defrayal

remittal

bonus

scale

restitution

redress

take-home pay

damages

satisfaction

recoupment

profits

indemnification

takings

subsidy

amends

monies

repayment

retainer

atonement

membership fee

settlement

mulct

reprisal

reciprocity

gross pay

offset

payoff

deserts

salt

meet

coverage

counterclaim

shake

advantage

net pay

setoff

taxation

award

grant

tip

gratuity

reprisals

pension

advance

cheque

perquisite

lucre

commission

negotiable instrument

money order

defrayment

sum of money

bacon

admission

entrance fee

entry fee

kickback

collection

protection

lease

apartment

remitment

arrearage

scholarship

returns

perquisites

perks

pickings

rental unit

yield

handouts

offering

pittance

stipendium

net

gross

injunction

enjoinder

complimentary fee

hand-outs

weight

surtax

annual payment

payroll

endowment

donation

allocation

benefaction

fellowship

gift

homage

payout

dividend

earned income

perk

entry charge

admission fee

payback

baksheesh

commish

slice of the cake

piece of the action

something to sweeten pot

extortion

call

requisition

claim

request

requirement

deposit

annuity

alimony

down

cash

amortization^US

amortisation^UK

part

acquittal

pay-off

retaining fee

down payment

partial payment

periodic payment

standing charge

more ❯

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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 5 votes

spend

Synonyms:
disperse, dissipate, divide, parcel, portion, scatter, squander, waste

Antonyms:
accumulate, aggregate, amass, collect, gather, heap up, hoard, hoard up, pile up, store up

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spend

Synonyms:
bestow, waste, exhaust, squander, expend, lay out, consume, disburse, lavish

Antonyms:
retain, save, hoard, accumulate, husband, economize

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spend, passverb

pass time in a specific way

«how are you spending your summer vacation?»

Synonyms:
run, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, turn over, go, slide by, fade, hand, drop, legislate, happen, egest, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, expend, transcend, make it, authorize, expire, devolve, cash in one’s chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, snuff it, overhaul, go through, reach, communicate, come about, choke, pop off, go across, overtake, travel by, glide by, extend, decease, fall, pass, pass by, clear, exit, conk, excrete, buy the farm, pass along, authorise, go along, surpass, guide, pass on
spend, expend, dropverb

pay out

«spend money»

Synonyms:
unload, fell, dribble, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, drip, degenerate, deteriorate, overleap, strike down, leave out, throw, cast, cut down, pretermit, put down, neglect, devolve, expend, send away, set down, flatten, pass, swing, use, shake off, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, discharge, overlook, knock off, miss, cast off, shed, omit
spendverb

spend completely

«I spend my pocket money in two days»

Synonyms:
pass, expend, drop

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spendverb

Synonyms:
expend, disburse, lay out
spendverb

Synonyms:
waste, consume, exhaust, squander, dissipate, lavish, use up
spendverb

Synonyms:
employ, devote, bestow, apply
spendverb

Synonyms:
pass, lead
spendverb

Synonyms:
lay out money, incur expense
spendverb

Synonyms:
vanish, be lost, be consumed

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List of paraphrases for «spend»:

devote, expend, spending, pass, dedicate, skip, respend, invest, allocate, expenditure, go, move

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How to use spend in a sentence?

Marla Maples:

My daughter is back here wanting to get to know her dad and spend more time with him, and I have to really respect that, and I do respect that in every way.
Daniel Broby:

Much of the World Cup money investing in Qatar was based on infrastructure spend. There are no listed hotels to invest in. I don’t think the stadium builds will stop overnight.
Angus Sampson:

We don’t have a lot of it (money), so I’m trying to spend it wisely.
Murray Rubin:

We spend more than 85 percent of our money contributions on our mission, so we’re a lean, mean organization so to speak, we don’t spend a tremendous amount on fundraising— we don’t have mass mailings, we don’t have advertising, we’re totally privately funded.
Hasan Quliyev:

Our authorities lead us into poverty and spend millions on this event which will probably improve their own image, but not the image of our country.

Translations for spend

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

يقضي, قضىArabic
passar, gastarCatalan, Valencian
trávitCzech
ausgeben, verbringenGerman
ξοδεύωGreek
pasarSpanish
viettää, loppu, kulut, käyttää, menot, kuluttaa, satsi, mälliFinnish
passer, dépenserFrench
caithIrish
ख़र्च करनाHindi
spensarIdo
過ごす, 消費Japanese
쓰다, 소비, 보내다Korean
leisti, praleistiLithuanian
bruke, lommepengerNorwegian
gastos, jato, gasto, gastarPortuguese
cheltuiRomanian
истратить, проводить, провести, тратить, израсходовать, расходовать, потратитьRussian
tratiti, тратити, проводити, provoditiSerbo-Croatian
tillbringa, spendera, fickpengarSwedish
செலவிடTamil
harcamak, geçirmekTurkish