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run out vs expend

expend vs run out

run out and expend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
expend No No Yes No
As verbs, expend is a hypernym of run out; that is, expend is a word with a broader meaning than run out:
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
  • expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run out include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
run out (verb) expend (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working use up (resources or materials)
prove insufficient pay out
exhaust the supply of
become used up; be exhausted
flow, run or fall out and become lost
flow off gradually
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
lose validity
Difference between run out and expend

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