Where does “expend” come from?
Expend comes from Latin expendo, composed of the prefix ex- and the root pend-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-.
expend (English): to consume, exhaust; to spend, disburse
Definitions
- to consume, exhaust; to spend, disburse
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Words derived from “expend”