/ Dictionary / Index S spend: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spend Pronunciation: (spend), [key] — v., spent, spend•ing. —v.t. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it. to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: We spent a few days in Baltimore. to use up, consume, or exhaust: The storm had spent its fury. to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause. —v.i. to spend money, energy, time, etc. to be consumed or exhausted. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: spend (Thesaurus) Spencerian spendable Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language