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consume vs spend

spend vs consume

consume and spend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
spend No No Yes No
As verbs, spend is a hyponym of consume; that is, spend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
  • spend: pay out
As verbs, spend is a hypernym of consume; that is, spend is a word with a broader meaning than consume:
  • consume: spend extravagantly
  • spend: pay out
Other hypernyms of consume include drop, expend.
consume (verb) spend (verb)
engage fully pay out
serve oneself to, or consume regularly spend completely
use up (resources or materials) use up a period of time in a specific way
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
Difference between consume and spend

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