expend

Everyday

1. (formal) To use or spend energy, time, effort or money. tree →
2. (formal) To use up completely. tree →

In the lessons

A stiff exam and science word: energy expended when running, money expended on a project. Tells the reader something was used up. Phrases: «expend energy», «expend effort», «expend time».

Examples

• Running expends a lot of energy. tree →
• The school expended 500 dollars on new books. tree →
• Don't expend all your effort at the start of the race. tree →
• Birds expend energy flying south. tree →
• Much time was expended on the project. tree →
• The rocket expended all its fuel. tree →
• He frisked about the meadow, now here, now there, making sprightly leaps, with as little effort as a bird expends in hopping from twig to twig. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: «spend», «use». Related nouns: «expenditure» (money spent), «expense» (cost). Adjective «expendable» (not needed, can be lost). In maths: money expended is SUBTRACTED from the budget (budget 800, expended 500, left 300).