invest vs expend
expend vs investinvest and expend both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| invest | No | No | Yes | No |
| expend | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
expend is a hypernym of
invest; that is, expend is a
word with a broader meaning than invest:
- invest: make an investment
- expend: pay out
| invest (verb) | expend (verb) |
|---|---|
| make an investment | use up (resources or materials) |
| provide with power and authority | pay out |
| place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | |
| furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | |
| give qualities or abilities to |
Words related to "invest"
- adorn
- buy into
- clothe
- commit
- consecrate
- coronate
- cover
- crown
- divest
- drop
- empower
- enable
- endow
- endue
- enthrone
- equip
- expend
- fit
- fit out
- fund
- gift
- induct
- indue
- instal
- install
- investing
- investiture
- investment
- investor
- job
- ordain
- order
- ordinate
- outfit
- place
- put
- roll over
- seat
- shelter
- speculate
- spend
- throne
- tie up
- vest
Words related to "expend"
- abuse
- act
- afford
- blow
- burn
- burn off
- burn up
- commit
- consume
- delight
- deplete
- dissipate
- drain
- drop
- eat
- eat up
- economise
- economize
- enjoy
- exhaust
- expend
- expender
- expending
- expenditure
- expensive
- fool
- fool away
- fritter
- fritter away
- frivol away
- indulge
- invest
- lay out
- luxuriate
- misspend
- misuse
- move
- nickel-and-dime
- occupy
- pay
- penny-pinch
- pervert
- piddle
- piddle away
- place
- play out
- put
- revel
- run down
- run out
- run through
- sap
- save
- shoot
- spare
- spend
- squander
- take
- tire
- trifle
- trifle away
- underspend
- use
- use up
- wanton
- wanton away
- ware
- waste
- wipe out
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