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| account |
a record of money spent or received. [2/16 definitions] |
| all-nighter |
a night spent without sleeping, esp. in order to work on something. |
| busman's holiday |
leisure time spent doing something similar to one's work. |
| cost-effective |
producing optimum results for the amount spent; efficient or economical. |
| ill-spent |
not spent or used to good purpose; wasted. |
| outlay |
the spending of money, or an amount spent. [1/2 definitions] |
| run out |
to disappear because of use; to become used up or spent. [1/4 definitions] |
| semiautomatic |
of firearms, not requiring manual reloading until after the cartridge is spent. [1/2 definitions] |
| service stripe |
a stripe worn on the left sleeve of a military uniform to show the amount of time the wearer has spent in active military service. |
| shakedown |
intended to be spent testing and adjusting new equipment or procedures. [1/4 definitions] |
| shore leave |
permission granted to a ship's crew for onshore recreation, or the actual time spent ashore; liberty. |
| spendable |
available to be spent. |
| spending |
the money spent by an individual or organization, or the manner in which it is spent. |
| time |
the length of the period generally spent at work in a given day or week. [1/18 definitions] |
| tour |
the period of time spent in a particular place, esp. during military service. [1/6 definitions] |
| unspent |
combined form of spent. |
| waste |
to be used, consumed, or spent carelessly or for little or no return. [1/18 definitions] |
| week |
the amount of time spent working during such a period. [1/3 definitions] |
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