spender
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spend
(spĕnd)v. spent (spĕnt), spend·ing, spends
v.tr.
1. To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.
2. To pay out (money).
3. To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.
4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.
5.
a. To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.
b. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.
v.intr.
1. To pay out or expend money.
2. To be exhausted or consumed.
n.
1. An amount of money spent on something: doubled the spend on computers.
2. The spending of money; expenditure: the management of spend.
[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendēre, to expend; see expend) and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]
spend′a·ble adj.
spend′er n.
Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent $30 on gas; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent $30 on gas; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.
Antonym: save1
Spen·der
(spĕn′dər), Sir Stephen Harold 1909-1995. British writer whose poetry reflects personal emotional responses to social and political injustices. His works include the collection The Still Centre (1939) and The Generous Days (1971).
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spender
(ˈspɛndə)n
(Banking & Finance) a person who spends money in a manner specified: a big spender.
Spender
(ˈspɛndə)n
(Biography) Sir Stephen. 1909–95, English poet and critic, who played an important part in the left-wing literary movement of the 1930s. His works include Journals 1939–83 (1985) and Collected Poems (1985)
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Spen•der
(ˈspɛn dər)n.
Stephen, 1909–96, English poet and critic.
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| Noun | 1. | Spender - English poet and critic (1909-1995) |
| 2. |  spender - someone who spends money prodigallybig spender, high roller - one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" | |
| 3. | spender - someone who spends money to purchase goods or services |
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Translations
spender
[ˈspendəʳ] N → gastador(a) m/fbig spender → persona f generosa (pej) → derrochador(a) m/f
to be a free spender → gastar libremente su dinero (pej) → ser derrochador
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spender
[ˈspɛndər] nto be a big spender [person] → être dépensier/ière; [organization, nation] → dépenser beaucoup d'argent
The Swiss are Europe's biggest spenders on food → Parmi les Européens, les Suisses sont ceux qui dépensent le plus d'argent en nourriture.
to be a compulsive spender → être un(e) acheteur/euse compulsif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spender
n he is a big/free spender → bei ihm sitzt das Geld locker; the Arabs are the big spenders nowadays → heutzutage haben die Araber das große Geld; the last of the big spenders (iro) → ein echter Großkapitalist (hum)
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