spends

British

/ spɛndz /

plural noun

dialect a child's pocket money

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Andie spends her morning enjoying the ritual of building her outfit.

From Salon

When he’s not spreading his love of Reese’s, he spends weekday afternoons singing Rolling Stones songs on karaoke machines in bars near the pier.

From The Wall Street Journal

Flitting between organic and industrial, they are a pleasure to inspect as the slight variations in each give them individual personalities that grow the longer one spends with them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. currently spends about $1 trillion annually on national defense.

From Barron's

The average American spends $78,500 per year.

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