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Definition of spend noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spend

noun
 
/spend/
 
/spend/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. the amount of money spent for a particular purpose or over a particular length of time
    • The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head.
    Word OriginOld English spendan, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’; partly also a shortening of obsolete dispend, from Latin dispendere ‘pay out’.
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