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Verb

To pay (money) for something

To use or occupy one's time (in given an activity)

To use or expend, especially carelessly or wastefully

To completely use up the whole of

To carry out a role or penalty

To be living a particular way of life

To sacrifice (something valuable), especially for moral or practical reasons

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

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To pay (money) for something

throw around like confetti

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

gift

speculate

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend money as if it were going out of style

plough^UK

plow^US

accommodate someone with

make a contribution of

go on a spending spree

go on a shopping binge

subsidize^US

subsidise^UK

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“Knowing that she had nothing festive enough to wear, she decided to spend some money on a new dress.”

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To use or occupy one's time (in given an activity)

moulder^UK

molder^US

sit back and do nothing

“Last week the town council passed a motion to spend a day picking up litter around the town.”

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To use or expend, especially carelessly or wastefully

throw around like confetti

play ducks and drakes with

spend money as if it grows on trees

splash out

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of style

spend as if it grows on trees

spend as if there were no tomorrow

pay out

spend as if it were going out of style

pour money down the drain

spend money like water

throw money down the drain

put out

dump

indulge oneself

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend money as if it grew on trees

be wastefully extravagant with

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“He believed his curse was to spend his entire life in one tiny region, never to see the remainder of the world.”

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To completely use up the whole of

utilize^US

utilise^UK

siphon^US

syphon^UK

consume the contents of

rush out

flow out

make void

remove the contents of

exhaust one's supply of

draft^US

draught^UK

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“At the very least, it was sweet that he cared so much about them that he was willing to spend his entire life savings to get a wife.”

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To carry out a role or penalty

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

labor^US

labour^UK

Verb

To be living a particular way of life

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To sacrifice (something valuable), especially for moral or practical reasons

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An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

negotiable instrument

something to sweeten pot

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