spend Synonyms
Another word for spend
• verb (Context 1)
To pay out money in buying or hiring goods or services.
"The university plans to expend several million dollars on renovating the science laboratories."
• verb (Context 2)
To pass or occupy a period of time in a specified way or in a particular place.
"She decided to pass the summer afternoon reading in the botanical garden."
• noun (Context 3)
An amount of money paid out for a particular purpose or over a specified period, especially in business or public budgeting.
"The marketing department decided to increase its digital advertising expenditure for the fourth quarter."
• verb (Context 4)
To use up or exhaust energy, strength, or a finite resource completely.
"After hours of gale-force winds, the storm finally began to exhaust its fury along the coast."
Opposites of spend
The opposite of spend shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: