Associations to the word «Expend»

Wiktionary

EXPEND, verb. (transitive) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
EXPEND, verb. (transitive) (rare) (of money) to spend, disburse

Dictionary definition

EXPEND, verb. Use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions".
EXPEND, verb. Pay out; "spend money".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras