expend

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·pend [expend expends expended expending] BrE [ɪkˈspend] NAmE [ɪkˈspend] verb ~ sth (in/on sb) | ~ sth (in/on/doing sth) (formal)
to use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc
•She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children.
•Smith had expended large sums in pursuing his claim through the court.
•Most animals expend a lot of energy searching for food.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with ↑spend.

Example Bank:
•Do you know how much energy you have to expend on just being a star?
•I am not prepared to expend any more effort on this project.
•the amount of time expended in cleaning
•The government has expended large sums of public money on a failing project.
•Try to get the best result without expending too much time and effort.
•Unlike most animals, mussels do not expend energy looking for food.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spend, drop, use