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1 expend ex·pend vt
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2 expend
[ɪk'spend]verbo transitivo dedicare [effort, time]; spendere [ energy]* * *[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) consumare- expense
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- expensive
- at the expense of* * *[ɪk'spend]verbo transitivo dedicare [effort, time]; spendere [ energy] -
3 (to) expend
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4 (to) expend
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5 put in
2) (apply)to put in for — [ person] proporsi, candidarsi per [job, promotion]; fare domanda per [transfer, overtime]; put in [sth.], put [sth.] in
3) (fit, install) installare [ central heating]; montare [shower, kitchen]; mettere [ contact lenses]4) (make) fare, presentare [request, claim, offer, application]5) (contribute) dedicare [time, hours, days]; contribuire con [sum, amount]6) (insert) mettere, inserire [paragraph, reference]7) (elect) eleggere, mandare al potere; put [sb.] in for iscrivere a [ exam]; proporre per [promotion, job, prize, scholarship]* * *1) (to insert or install: We're having a new shower put in.) installare2) (to do (a certain amount of work etc): He put in an hour's training today.) fare* * *1. vt + adv1) (place inside: drawer, bag) metter dentro2) (insert: in book, speech) aggiungere, inserire3) (interpose: remark) fare4) (enter: application, complaint) presentare5) (install: central heating) mettere, installare6) (Pol: elect) eleggere7) (devote, expend: time) passare, dedicare2. vi + advNaut fare scalo* * *2) (apply)to put in for — [ person] proporsi, candidarsi per [job, promotion]; fare domanda per [transfer, overtime]; put in [sth.], put [sth.] in
3) (fit, install) installare [ central heating]; montare [shower, kitchen]; mettere [ contact lenses]4) (make) fare, presentare [request, claim, offer, application]5) (contribute) dedicare [time, hours, days]; contribuire con [sum, amount]6) (insert) mettere, inserire [paragraph, reference]
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Expend — Ex*pend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Expend — Ex*pend , v. i. 1. To be laid out, used, or consumed. [1913 Webster] 2. To pay out or disburse money. [1913 Webster] They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. Macaulay . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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expend — [ek spend′, ikspend′] vt. [ME expenden < L expendere, to weigh out, pay out < ex , out + pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. to spend 2. to consume by using; use up … English World dictionary
