spend

/spend/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle spent)

Definition

MONEY › to use money to buy or pay for something: The company has spent £1.9 million on improving its computer network. She spends too much money on clothes. How much did you spend?

TIME › to use time doing something or being somewhere: He spent 18 months working on the project. He's planning to spend some time at home with his family. How long did you spend in Edinburgh?

(Definition of spend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)