Expend
/ɪkˈspɛnd/noun
To use up or spend resources, time, or energy.
Did you know?Expend comes from Latin expendere, “to weigh out,” from ex- (“out”) + pendere (“to weigh”); the same ancient root behind words like pendant and depend once lived in the world of scales, balance, and payment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spend-
“to hang, weigh, or make level”
Latin
Latin
pendere
“to weigh; to pay out”
Latin
Latin
expendere
“to weigh out; to pay in full; to pay out”
Old French
Old French
expendre
“to spend, use up”
Middle English
English
expenden
“to spend or lay out”
Modern English
English
expend
“to use up or spend”