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expend

/ɪkˈspend/verb

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खर्च करना, व्यय करना, (ऊर्जा या समय) लगाना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth (in/on sth/on doing sth) formal

    to use or spend a lot of time, money or energy

    खर्च करना, व्यय करना, (ऊर्जा या समय) लगाना

    • The government expended huge sums on the new highway.
    • Radhika expended a great deal of effort in preparing for the interview.

    Synonyms spend use up consume exhaust lay out

    Opposite save conserve preserve hoard

◇Word family
expenditure nounexpense nounexpendable adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

spend use up consume exhaust lay out

Antonyms

save conserve preserve hoard

§Grammar and usage

Expend something on or in something, as in 'expend energy on a project' (not 'expend for').

Expend something on या in something सही है, जैसे 'expend energy on a project' ('expend for' गलत है)।