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expend

intermediateB2

/ɪkˈspɛnd/ · ex-pend

to use up a resource, especially money or energy.

Meanings

verbformal

to use up a resource, especially money or energy.

کسی منبع، خاص طور پر پیسے یا توانائی کو خرچ کرنا۔

خرچ کرنا

kharch karna

Formal: تحمل کرنا

Synonyms

spendconsumedisburseصرف کرنااستعمال کرناخرچ کرنا

Antonyms

saveconserveretainبچانامحفوظ کرنارکھنا

Common Collocations

  • expend resources
  • expend energy
  • expend efforts

Example Sentences

The company plans to expend a significant amount of money on marketing.

کمپنی مارکیٹنگ پر بڑی رقم خرچ کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتی ہے۔

Company marketing par bari raqam kharch karne ka iraada rakhti hai.

They need to expend more energy to meet the project's deadlines.

انہیں منصوبے کی مقررہ مدت کے لیے مزید توانائی خرچ کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Unhein mansoobe ki muqarrar muddat ke liye mazeed tawanai kharch karne ki zarurat hai.

It's crucial to wisely expend resources in a project.

پروجیکٹ میں وسائل کو سمجھداری سے خرچ کرنا بہت ضروری ہے۔

Project mein wasail ko samajhdari se kharch karna bohat zaroori hai.

Easily Confused With

expanse:Expanse refers to a wide area or stretch of something, while expend focuses on the action of using a resource.

Word Family

expenditure
nounخرچ
expendable
adjectiveخرچ کرنے کے قابل

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'expend' as 'ex-pen'-ding money.

Imagine a wallet being emptied.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خرچ کم رکھو، خوش رہو۔

Kharch kam rakho, khush raho.

Spend less, live happily.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "expendere" — to weigh out, to pay out

First known use: 14th century

The word 'expend' is derived from the Latin 'expendere', which combines 'ex-' meaning 'out' and 'pendere' meaning 'to weigh'. This term has evolved in English usage, consistently referring to the act of spending or utilizing resources since the late 14th century.