spend

Definition for spend

verb as in give, pay out

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allocate, concentrate, consume, contribute, donate, drop, employ, expend, give, invest, put in, settle, use, waste

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absorb, apply, bestow, blow, confer, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, drain, empty, exhaust, fritter, lavish, liquidate, misspend, squander

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ante up, cast away, come across, come through, cough up, evote, foot the bill, hand out, lay out, outlay, pay down, pay up, run through, shell out, spring for, throw away, use up

verb as in use time; occupy

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consume, devote, employ, go, kill, put in, waste

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drift, fill, fritter, idle, laze, misuse, pass, squander

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fool around, let pass, while away

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While opposition parties say they would maintain these benefits, financial watchdogs warn that the extent of health and social welfare spending in Scotland is unsustainable.

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Treasury advisers tasked with finding government waste have identified spending on accommodation for people such as asylum seekers as their top priority.

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Shakir said the crowds were “angry and frustrated” with Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s apparent grip on government spending, and “urging Democrats to stand up and do something.”

From Los Angeles Times

The first focuses on Faruq’s trip to the redwoods, as his initial plan to spend six weeks following Odo turns into months of immersion in the community.

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He lavished Trump with cash, spending at least a quarter-billion on the campaign, and he's now reportedly promising to pour another $100 million into Trump's political outfit.

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