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spends

SaySPENDZ/spɛndz/

2 meanings of spends

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  1. 1
    verb
    The form of spend used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    She spends all her money on books.

    He spends a lot of time with his family.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of spend. Use this when talking about more than one amount of money that is paid out.

    The team looked at their ad spends from last year.

    The company cut its marketing spends after a slow year.

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spends is a form of spend

spend, verb: To use up time doing a particular thing. Full entry

Forms
spendspends he/she/itspending -ing formspent past tense, past participle
Spelling
spend → spends: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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