Expend

eks-pend′, v.t. to lay out: to employ or consume in any way: to spend.— ns. Expend′iture , act of expending or laying out: that which is expended: the proce of using up: money spent; Expense′ ( Shak. ), expenditure: outlay: cost: ( pl. ) the cost of a lawsuit ( Scots law ).— adj. Expens′ive , causing or requiring much expense: extravagant.— adv. Expens′ively .— n. Expens′ivene .— Be at the expense of , to pay the cost of. [L. expendĕre — ex , out, pendĕre , pensum , to weigh.]