Spend
(verb)
- To use up or pay out money, time, or resources.
- To consume or use something.
- To give or pay out money or resources.
- To invest or commit time or resources.
- To pass or use time in a particular way.
Origin:
From middle english spenden, from old english spendan ("to spend, squander, waste"), from proto-germanic *spendōną ("to spend, squander, waste"), from proto-indo-european *spend- ("to make an offering, perform a ritual").
Examples:
- He spent the money on a car.
- She spent the day at the beach.
- He spent the evening with his friends.
- She spent the night at the hotel.
- He spent the weekend at the cabin.