to spend on
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1.0
- phrasal verb
- /spɛnd ɑn/
:
gastar en
- The obvious solution to all these problems would be for Europe to spend more on defense.
- spend money on
- spend billions on
- spend dollars on
That's as much as Google spends on CapEx in a single quarter.
- That's as much as Google spends on CapEx in a single quarter.
- How much money have you spent on fire insurance for your home?
- Yeah, you have it to spend on some sort of new car.
- Much of her own enormous wealth she spent on public works and charity.
- So a lot of money to spend on your youngest child.
- You just spend your money on real, healthy, delicious food.
- But what percent of your money would you say you spend on like random stuff?
- How much did you spend on your drippage?
- And people spend more money on value than they do the product.
- So what, I'll spend my money on householdings?
- So don't overspend on therapy, spent therapy based on what you can afford.
- Outdoor media, multi billions of dollars spent on billboards all across this country.
Examples
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You just spend your money on real, healthy, delicious food.
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You must have spent your entire paycheck on that.
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How much money have you spent on fire insurance for your home?
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What would you spend that on if it were real?
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And people spend more money on value than they do the product.
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You spent a fortune on security in this place.
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Much of her own enormous wealth she spent on public works and charity.
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If you have the funds, don't spend it on cars and other stuff.
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You wanna spend 250K on basketball?
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Many families choose to spend on their children's education to secure a brighter future.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To get something by paying money
191
3.2
To use up money, energy, or other resources
50
5.0
To use money, time, or energy for a purpose
42
3.8
To give money from a fund or account
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'spend' (to expend resources) combined with the preposition 'on' (marking the target) yields 'expend resources for X'. This is a regular, cross-linguistically common verb + preposition pattern and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The verb spend on comes from the clear image of money leaving your hand or purse and going toward a thing you want, so the money is 'spent on' that thing. That's why it means 'to pay or use money for' something.