spend

[spend]

Definition:
1. Pass (time) in a specific way.
2. Pay out.
3. Spend completely.

Use 'spend' in a sentence:

1. You should spend more time out of doors.
2. Children spend so much time in front of the television set.
3. Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat?
4. I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day.
5. Private insurers spend 27 cents of every dollar on overheads.
6. I went to spend a few days at the seaside.
7. How long did you spend on your homework?
8. They've spent a lot of money on home improvements.
9. I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him.
10. She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again.
11. It's important to spend your time productively.
12. Where did you spend the night ?
13. Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products.
14. The money could be more usefully spent on new equipment.
15. They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.
16. He would spend hours on the telephone.
17. I could spend each day gorging on chocolate.
18. His argument was that public spending must be reduced.
19. You can't spend all your life chasing shadows.
20. There has been some decrease in military spending this year.
21. My time spent in the library was very productive.
22. How I spend my money is my affair.
23. I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing.
24. I spend too much time watching television.
25. I spent what little time I had with my family.
26. We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.
27. He spent much of his career in public office.
28. How to spend the money is for you to decide.
29. We spent every last penny we had on the house.
30. Obviously, we don't want to spend too much money.
31. She spent most of her working life as a teacher.
32. This is as good a place as any to spend the night.
33. How do you spend your spare time?
34. He put a limit on the amount we could spend.
35. The government has set strict limits on public spending this year.
36. I spend a lot of my time on administrative duties.
37. The early part of her life was spent in Paris.
38. I've spent the whole day running around after the kids.
39. I spent most time on the first question.
40. They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.
41. The money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
42. She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.
43. They spend their money on things like rent and groceries.
44. Your department spent more last year than all the others put together.
45. It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.
46. Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions.
47. Parents spend an average of $220 a year on toys.
48. Parents spend an average of$ 220 a year on toys.
49. How would you like to spend the rest of the day?
50. It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend.
51. The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.
52. Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year.
53. The time we spent together is now a distant memory.
54. I spend at least six hours a week marking.
55. We spent a good while looking for the house.
56. Can you remember how much money we spent?