| invest |
to spend with the intention of gaining some benefit. [1/4 definitions] |
| linger |
to spend (a period of time) in a slow, lazy manner (usu. fol. by "away" or "out"). [1/5 definitions] |
| loaf2 |
to spend time in a lazy, aimless manner; idle (sometimes fol. by "around"). [2 definitions] |
| lounge |
to spend one's time relaxing. [2/8 definitions] |
| mess around |
(informal) to putter or spend time idly. [1/2 definitions] |
| misspend |
to spend or use up unwisely; waste. |
| moon |
(informal) to spend time aimlessly or in a dreamlike state. [1/6 definitions] |
| niggardly |
unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly; stingy. [1/2 definitions] |
| outlay |
to spend or pay out (money). [1/2 definitions] |
| outspend |
to spend more than (another person). |
| pal |
(informal) to spend time together in friendly activities (often fol. by "around"). [1/2 definitions] |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| pass |
to live through; spend. [1/33 definitions] |
| pay an arm and a leg |
(informal) to pay a lot of money, much more than one wishes to spend. |
| Persephone |
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, carried off by Hades to the underworld and thereafter permitted to spend only half the year back in the world. The myth presents this cycle of loss and return as the origin of the seasons. |
| pursue |
to spend time doing; work at; practice, as a field of study or a hobby. [1/7 definitions] |
| put in |
to spend (an amount of time) working or trying accomplish something. [1/7 definitions] |
| reconsider |
to spend additional time on a decision; deliberate again. [1/4 definitions] |
| save1 |
to spend little money; be frugal; economize. [1/10 definitions] |
| save it for a rainy day |
to save money for future need, rather than spend it immediately. |
| spender |
one who spends, esp. one known to spend large sums of money. |