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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn