spend

UK
/spɛnd/
US
/spɛnd/
spendverb
spent
Past Simple
spent
Past Participle
spending
Gerund
UK
/spɛnd/
US
/spɛnd/
Translations
I spend a lot of time reading books.
Я трачу много времени на чтение книг.
We spend our weekends at the beach.
Мы проводим выходные на пляже.
Definitions
To use money to pay for goods or services.
She decided to spend her savings on a new car.
To pass time in a particular manner or place.
He likes to spend his weekends hiking in the mountains.
To use up or expend (energy, effort, or other non-monetary resources).
She spent a great deal of energy preparing the presentation.
spendnoun
spends
pl
UK
/spɛnd/
US
/spɛnd/
Translations
The company's spend on marketing has increased this year.
Расходы компании на маркетинг увеличились в этом году.
Definitions
The amount of money that is spent.
The company's annual spend on marketing has increased significantly.
Expenditure in general; the action or fact of spending money.
Government spend has increased year over year.
spendadjective
UK
/spɛnd/
US
/spɛnd/
Used attributively before another noun, chiefly in business contexts (e.g., "spend analysis").
Definitions
Relating to or concerned with expenditure.
A spend analysis tool can highlight unnecessary costs.