Hypernyms for "spend"
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afford
blow
commit
consume
deplete
do
eat
eat up
economise
economize
exhaust
get through
holiday
invest
lay out
misspend
nickel-and-dime
overspend
overwinter
penny-pinch
piddle
piddle away
place
put
run through
save
serve
slum
sojourn
soldier
squander
summer
trifle
trifle away
underspend
use up
vacation
wanton
wanton away
ware
waste
weekend
while away
winter
wipe out
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.