spend
noun/spend/
/spend/
[singular] (informal)- 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’.Definitions on the go
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