spend something on someone or something

spend something on someone or something
spend something on someone or something
to pay out an amount of money for the benefit of someone or something. •

How much did you spend on him for his birthday?

I spent a lot on Mary's gift.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • spend — [ spend ] (past tense and past participle spent [ spent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use money to pay for things: How much money did you spend? spend for: This year we will spend more money for medical care. spend something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • spend — W1S1 [spend] v past tense and past participle spent [spent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3 4¦(force/effort)¦ 5 spend a penny ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Partly from Latin expendere ( EXPEND) and partly, later, from Old French …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spend — /spend/ past tense and past participle spent /spent/ verb 1 MONEY (I, T) to use your money to buy or pay for things: spend money/ 5/$10/a lot: I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth: More money should be spent on health and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • spend - pass — These verbs are used in a similar way to talk about time. If someone does something from the beginning to the end of a period of time, you say that they spend the time doing it. Deery spent the evening reading Symonds s Life of Michelangelo. She… …   Useful english dictionary

  • something — some|thing W1S1 [ˈsʌmθıŋ] pron 1.) used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is →↑anything, everything ↑everything, nothing ↑nothing ▪ There s something in my eye. ▪ Sarah said something about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Something Happened in Bali — Infobox kdrama/Header title name = Something Happened in Bali size = 200px caption = Screen shot for Something Happened in Bali ko name = 발리에서 생긴 일 ko name trans = Balli eseo Saenggin IlInfobox kdrama genre = Drama producer = Kim Yang network =… …   Wikipedia

  • see something of — spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially we saw a lot of the Bakers ■ spend some time in (a place) I want to see something of those countries …   Useful english dictionary

  • see something of — spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially. → see …   English new terms dictionary

  • pass - spend — These verbs are used in a similar way to talk about time. If someone does something from the beginning to the end of a period of time, you say that they spend the time doing it. Deery spent the evening reading Symonds s Life of Michelangelo. She… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep track of someone — keep track (of (someone/something)) to continue to be informed or know about someone or something. I ve never been very good at keeping track of how I spend my money. You ve moved so many times, how can I possibly keep track? He s had so many… …   New idioms dictionary

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