Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem? redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
Recent Examples on the WebIn addition, Black professionals have to expend more effort to fit into the dominant cultural modality in the workplace, which is determined by traditional white culture. Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 You may be tempted to expend as much of your own resources as possible asserting yourself against them.Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Sinema created a water advisory council earlier this month to discuss how to expend the $4 billion earmarked for drought and water programs. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 This tendency to expend themselves unnecessarily can leave them stagnant and exhausted. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022 The measure would allow the board to expend staff resources to study the funding San Bernardino County receives from the state.Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Replacing workers is costly, given the time and resources companies expend interviewing and training new employees. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2022 So animals such as crabs, clams and some zooplankton must expend more energy to create and maintain their shells and skeletons, Perotti says. Gina Rich, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 To expend less energy and carry fewer supplies, Nagler is paddling mostly at night. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh — more at spin