expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
… the social services upon which public revenue is expended.—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
Examples of expend in a Sentence
Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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In addition, most of the money dedicated to well plugging is expended through contractors.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Probably expended a lot of energy winning the first series.
—Pat Gallen, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In attacking Iran, the U.S. military may have expended more than half of its inventory of weapons considered key to defending against China’s missile capabilities, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
If the legislature amends the Colorado Anti-discrimination Act to be consistent with constitutional rights, litigants can drop the suit, and no additional funds need be expended to fight an unwinnable battle against the First Amendment.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 12 May 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Probably expended a lot of energy winning the first series.
—Pat Gallen, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In attacking Iran, the U.S. military may have expended more than half of its inventory of weapons considered key to defending against China’s missile capabilities, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
If the legislature amends the Colorado Anti-discrimination Act to be consistent with constitutional rights, litigants can drop the suit, and no additional funds need be expended to fight an unwinnable battle against the First Amendment.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 12 May 2026
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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