Hyphenation
ex·pendTurkish pronunciation
îkspendSynonyms
ante up,
blow,
consume,
disburse,
dish out,
dispense,
dissipate,
distribute,
employ,
finish,
foot the bill,
fork out,
give,
go through,
lay outPronunciation
/əkˈspend/ /ɪkˈspɛnd/
Etymology
[ ik-'spend ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh; more at SPIN.