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spends

The correct spelling is spends.

How to pronounce spends

noun

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The correct spelling is spends. Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure. For example: "I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

Usage Examples

I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.

He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper.

to spend an estate in gambling

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.
  2. 2.(in the plural) Expenditures; money or pocket money.
  3. 3.Discharged semen.
  4. 4.Vaginal discharge.

verb

  1. 1.To pay out (money).
  2. 2.To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
  3. 3.To squander.
  4. 4.To exhaust, to wear out.
  5. 5.To consume, to use up (time).

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