v. t.
Spend thou that in the town. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? Isa. lv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
I . . . am never loath
To spend my judgment. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
We spend our years as a tale that is told. Ps. xc. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their bodies spent with long labor and thirst. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
He spends as a person who knows that he must come to a reckoning. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sound spendeth and is dissipated in the open air. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The vines that they use for wine are so often cut, that their sap spendeth into the grapes. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of expending; expenditure. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spending money,
n. One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]
A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Spendthrift; prodigal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]