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verb with object

spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy):

｟かたく｠ «…に» 〈労力･金･時間など〉を費やす, かける(spend) «on» ; …を消費する, 使い果たす

e.g. we do not need to expend energy working on our marriage.

late Middle English: from Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. Compare with spend.