expend
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expend
(Consume), verb apply, avail oneself of, burn, deplete, devour, dissipate, employ, exert, exhaust, finish, lessen, reduce, spend, turn to account, use, use up, wasteexpend
(Disburse), verb allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bear the cost of, bear the expense of, distribute, erogare, expendere, give money, impendere, incur an exxense, incur costs, make an expenditure, make payment, meet the expense of, pay, pay out, render payment, spend, support the expense ofSee also: bear the expense, consume, defray, deplete, disburse, dissipate, emit, exert, exhaust, pay, spend