spend

ausgeben

Geld verwenden, um etwas zu bezahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To use money to pay for something.

• Don't spend all your money.
• She spent ten dollars on lunch.
• How much do you spend on food each week?

So benutzt man es: spend money on something (I spend very little money on clothes.)

Synonyme: pay out

Gegenteile: save

Häufige Wendungen: spend money, spend on something, spend too much

verbringen, aufwenden

Eine bestimmte Zeit mit einer Tätigkeit oder an einem Ort verbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To use a period of time for an activity or in a particular place.

• We spend Sundays together.
• She spent two hours cooking dinner.
• Where will you spend your summer holiday?

So benutzt man es: spend time doing something (He spends an hour reading every evening.); spend time with someone (I spent the afternoon with my aunt.); spend time in/at somewhere (We spent a week in Rome.)

Synonyme: pass

Häufige Wendungen: spend time, spend the weekend, spend time together

aufbrauchen, erschöpfen

Die gesamte Kraft oder Energie einer Person oder Sache aufbrauchen.

In einfachem Englisch: To use up all the strength or force of someone or something.

• The storm had spent its force.
• He spent all his strength fighting the current.
• Her anger spent itself in a long burst of tears.

So benutzt man es: spend itself (The storm spent itself against the cliffs.)

Synonyme: exhaust, use up, deplete

Gegenteile: replenish

Häufige Wendungen: spend its force, spend someone's strength, spend itself

sich verbrauchen, schwinden

Durch Gebrauch weniger werden oder allmählich ganz verschwinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become used up or gradually disappear through use.

• The candle spends away as it burns.
• Their strength spent away during the long struggle.
• The oil spent slowly in the lamp.

Synonyme: dwindle, wear away

Häufige Wendungen: spend away, spend with use

Ausgaben, Aufwand

Der Geldbetrag, der für einen bestimmten Zweck oder in einem bestimmten Zeitraum ausgegeben wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The amount of money used for a particular purpose or during a particular period.

• Our advertising spend is too high.
• The company reduced its annual spend on travel.
• Average spend per customer rose this month.

So benutzt man es: spend on something (Our spend on advertising has increased.)

Synonyme: spending, expenditure, outlay

Häufige Wendungen: advertising spend, annual spend, spend on something