[spɛnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something
(e.g: the firm has spent £100,000 on hardware)

- pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place
(e.g: she spent a lot of time travelling)


Phrases:
- spend a penny

Origin:
Old English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’

[spɛnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an amount of money paid out
(e.g: the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head)


Phrases:
- spend a penny

Origin:
Old English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’