1 to use time doing something or being somewhere:
I've spent years building up my collection.
We spent the weekend in Buenos Aires.
You can spend the night here if you like.
2 to use energy, effort, force, etc., especially until there is no more left:
For the past month he's been spending all his energy trying to find a job.
They continued firing until all their ammunition was spent (= there was none of it left).
The hurricane will probably have spent most of its force (= most of its force will have gone) by the time it reaches the northern parts of the country.
6 to use energy, effort, force, etc., until there is no more left:
9 to use energy, effort, force, etc., especially until there is no more left:
10 the amount of money that is spent on a particular activity:
the spend on/for sth The total spend on the project was almost a million pounds.
If your company's annual spend on telephone calls exceeds $3,000, then it would be worth changing plans.
the total/actual spend BP will spend $1 billion more this year, raising the total spend to $15 billion.
advertising/marketing/promotional spend
It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you've got to take into consideration the money you'll spend on repairs.
The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend.
I'm meant to be on an economy drive at the moment, so I'm trying not to spend too much.
The council has some spare cash which it proposes to spend on public amenities.
Students learning computer studies spend two days each week in a computer lab and four days in the classroom.
I have to spend three months of the year away from home - but there are compensations like the chance to meet new people.
They were condemned to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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