spend

/ˈspend/SPEND

/ˈspɛnd/SPEND

Meaningto weigh out

Common meaning: to pay out money

Other meanings: to use up

sout (ex-)
pendto weigh; to hangLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1328 · scan

‘out (ex-)’ + ‘to weigh’ → spend

Journey through time

Latinexpendere‘to weigh out’source
Old Englishspendan‘to spend’source
Englishspend‘to pay out money’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pendō; pendeō ‘to weigh’.

Roots

pendō; pendeō Latin “to weigh; to hang”

Related words

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