expending
Meaning of expending
verb, gerund or present participle
- spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).
the energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas
late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend.
Information about expending
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of expending
ex-pend-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- expending is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
expending synonyms
Meaning expenditure:
Meaning give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something:
Meaning pay out (money from a fund):
Meaning bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on:
Meaning waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner:
Meaning use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose:
Meaning waste or fritter away (money, energy, or resources):
Meaning (of wind) move creating an air current:
Meaning spend (money) freely or extravagantly:
Meaning make or become blue:
Meaning take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ:
Meaning make practical and effective use of:
Meaning use up (a resource):
Meaning use up the supply or resources of:
Meaning cause (a valuable resource) to be lost or used up:
Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):
Meaning use up (resources or reserves) completely:
Meaning remove all the contents of (a container):
expending antonyms
Meaning keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger:
Meaning protect (something, especially something of environmental or cultural importance) from harm or destruction:
Words that rhyme with expending
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