Synonyms for spend
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1. 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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1. spend

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

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

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1. 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

2. 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

3. spendverb

   spend completely

   "I spend my pocket money in two days"

   Synonyms:
   pass, expend, drop

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1. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   expend, disburse, lay out

2. spendverb

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

3. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   employ, devote, bestow, apply

4. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   pass, lead

5. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   lay out money, incur expense

6. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   vanish, be lost, be consumed

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1. spendverb

   Synonyms:
   expend, disburse

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1. List of paraphrases for "spend":

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

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1. Byron Donalds:

   Somebody needs to go and call Merrick Garland, tell him to get in here and watch the intimidation that came from this very panel today, because this is not about defending big oil, or defending big anything. It’s about defending the ability of people in our country to be free: say what they want, think what they want, spend their money how they choose. And if we are not going to be any better than the Chinese, how do we ever expect to beat them on the world stage when we’re cutting our neck when it comes to energy production while they are burning more coal, burning more oil, they’re increasing their emissions and they’re not showing up in Scotland.

2. Janet Raines:

   If he doesn't show up, I won't be disappointed. I know he's busy, trying to spend time with his family before the season starts.

3. Mayor Jones:

   We're getting a lot of requests and calls from people who want us to spend a lot of time going back and collecting data and there will be a time for that, but right now I need to focus on the fight in front of us.

4. Igor Gonzales:

   But it will have higher ore grades because the mine will be more selective, we think it's the most efficient way to spend our capital.

5. Bennie Thompson:

   I have no problem working with my House Republican colleagues. I have developed what I think is a reasonable temperament in trying to get things done, i tend not to be a bomb thrower. I give people on my committee the opportunity to express their opinion. If they want to spend their five minutes being stupid, that's to the detriment of the constituents they represent, but we go forward.