Expend | Mean of expend in English Dictionary

/ɪkˈspɛnd/

• Verb
• to use or spend (something)
1. You can only lose weight by expending [=using, using up] more calories than you take in.
2. expend [=spend] funds
• to use (time, energy, effort, etc.) for a particular purpose
1. Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
2. We need to expend more time and resources on solving the problem.
3. We need to expend more time and resources in finding a solution to the problem.