Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who expends, uses, or consumes in using.

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  • noun One who expends.

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  • noun someone who spends money to purchase goods or services

Etymologies

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expend +‎ -er

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Examples

  • "It is the present duty of the economist," says Mr. Devine, "to accompany the wealth expender to the very threshold of the home, that he may point out, with untiring vigilance, its emptiness, caused not so much by lack of income as by lack of knowledge of how to spend wisely."

    The Women of Tomorrow 1910

  • But Triffitt knew himself to be the expender of the Markledew money, and the knowledge made him unduly cautious.

    The Herapath Property 1899

  • A great expender of energy by reason of the exigencies of flight, it is essentially, chilly creature that it is, better-adapted than any other to the retention of heat.

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean-Henri Fabre 1869

  • Se encuentra en su tercer ciclo siendo su compañera Anita quien le incentivo a que forme parte del banco comunal y los prestamos que ha recibido le han servido para la elaboración de sus artesanías, con el nuevo préstamo que reciba va a comprar mesas, sillas, un congelador para alquilar un local y montarse un bar y además expender sus otros productos y arteanias.

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • Al obtener el primer crédito Bacilia con EDAPROSPO-PROSPERIDAD compró utensilios y gaseosas para expender ceviche los fines de semana, días que hay mayor demanda de ventas por los eventos deportivos que se realizan en la zona que reside.

    Kiva Loans 2009

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