spend etymology

Etymology

The word "spend" comes from the Middle English word "spenden," which in turn comes from the Old English word "spendan," meaning "to consume, waste, or exhaust."

Meaning

The word "spend" has two main meanings:

• To use or expend money, resources, or time on something:
  • Example: "I spent $100 on groceries last week."
• To pass or use (time) in a particular way:
  • Example: "We spent the evening watching a movie."

Origin

The Old English word "spendan" is believed to be derived from the Proto-Germanic root "*spend-" (meaning "to give" or "to be useful"), which is also the origin of words such as "spendthrift" and "expend."

Usage

The word "spend" is commonly used in a variety of contexts, including:

• Financial transactions: Spending money on goods, services, or experiences
• Time management: Spending time on activities or tasks
• Usage of resources: Spending energy, effort, or attention on something
• Emotional investment: Spending oneself emotionally on relationships or situations

Synonyms

Some common synonyms for "spend" include:

• Expend
• Consume
• Exhaust
• Use
• Allocate
• Invest

spend relate terms

• dispense

  Etymology Dispense derives from the Late Latin word dispensare meaning to weigh out

• dispensary

  Etymology Dispensary derives from the Medieval Latin word dispensatorium which in

• expend

  Etymology The word expend originates from the Latin verb expendere which means to w

• pound

  Etymology The word pound comes from the Old English pund or pundt which itself

• pass

  Etymology and Origin The word pass comes from the Old French word passer meaning t

• drop

  Etymology From Middle English droppe from Old English dropa ddropa drop small porti

• defray

  Defray Etymology Borrowed from Middle French defreier from Old French desfreier desf

• squander

  Etymology Middle English scaterin scateren Old English scaterian Proto Germanic sk

• fritter

  Etymology The word fritter comes from the Middle English word fritour which in turn

• largesse

  Etymology Old French largesse Latin largitas from largus copious abundant Mea

• sojourn

  Etymology Old French sojornee Late Latin subdiurnatus Latin sub meaning und

• verse

  Etymology The word verse comes from the Old French word vers which is derived from t

• serve

  Etymology From Middle English serven from Old French servir from Latin servīre to

• sever

  Etymology The word sever comes from the Latin word separare which means to separat