Expend

[imp. & p. p. EXPENDED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXPENDING.] [Lat. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay out, lay out, from ex, out of, from, and pendere, to weigh; Sp. expender; It. spendere; Pr. espensar.] To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to employ; to dissipate; to waste; as, they expend money for food, drink, and clothing; they expend a little in charity, and a great deal in idle amusements; to expend time and labor; to expend hay in feeding cattle; the oil of a lamp is expended in burning; water is expended in mechanical operations.