0 to use money -- dépenser
1 to use time -- passer
2 to use up or pay out (money) -- dépenser
He spends more than he earns.
3 to pass (time) -- passer
People suffer from energy poverty if a relatively large proportion of their income has to be spent on heating their home.
We cannot continue to spend a pittance fighting cancer and a fortune supporting tobacco.
To spend so late is to throw money away.
How much should we spend on nuclear fusion?
Phantom aid, whereby the money is mainly spent on consultants, assessment reports and studies, must be reduced.
What we are actually doing is taking money out of people's private pockets or purses and spending it on their behalf through bureaucracies.
We are particularly concerned about public money being spent on the ‘yes’ campaign, and about the plans to spend even more on it.
Furthermore, recreational boating is a leisure activity, and people want to spend their time in the most tranquil surroundings possible.
