spent

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of spend. Use this form for actions that already happened.

   She spent her allowance on comic books.

   They had spent every penny before payday.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Used up completely, with nothing left to give.

   Like a candle that has burned all the way down.

   After the marathon, the runners felt completely spent.

   She tossed the spent matches into the fire.

   Similarexhausted, depleted, consumed, finished, expended

   Oppositefresh, unused

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3. 3
   adjectiveUK

   Used about a guilty verdict that, after enough time, no longer shows on someone's criminal record.

   Like an old mark that fades until you can no longer see it.

   Once his conviction was spent, he no longer had to declare it to employers.

   A spent conviction does not appear on most job applications.

   Oppositeunspent

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4. 4
   adjective

   Used about a fish that is weak and tired out after laying or fertilizing its eggs.

   Like a runner with no energy left after a long race.

   The spent salmon drifted slowly downstream after spawning.

   By late fall the trout were spent and barely moving.

   Similarexhausted

5. 5
   adjectiveUK

   Used about a law that no longer applies because all its parts have ended or been done.

   Like a coupon that no longer works after its end date.

   The old emergency act is now spent and applies to nobody.

   Parliament cleared several spent laws from the books last year.

   Similarexpired, lapsed, obsolete

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