WordCmp.com

play out vs expend

expend vs play out

play out and expend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
play out No No Yes No
expend No No Yes No
As verbs, expend is a hypernym of play out; that is, expend is a word with a broader meaning than play out:
  • play out: deplete
  • expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of play out include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
play out (verb) expend (verb)
become spent or exhausted use up (resources or materials)
play to a finish pay out
perform or be performed to the end
deplete
Difference between play out and expend

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.