verb

expend

ik-SPEND/ɪkˈspend/

Use up resources for a purpose.

The woman expends her remaining coins on groceries at the shop.

An older woman pays for groceries by tipping the remaining coins from her open coin purse into a shopkeeper’s waiting palm, visibly using up her money.

Etymology

“Out” and “weigh” combine in the image of weighing out money for payment. This financial sense extends to spending or using up other resources, including energy and time.

In context

LY Manhwa Recap16:30

If there were an internal-force-realm apothecary willing to expend his internal force, spending one hour each day channeling energy to treat your father, then after several months, he could also be cured.

My Father Was Crippled, My Clan Abandoned Us, and I Awakened a Hunting Skill System

More examples

She expends considerable effort keeping the garden healthy.
We expended our emergency funds on repairs.
They avoid expending time on tasks that do not matter.

Forms

expend · expends · expended · expending

expenditure noun — The act of spending money or resources.

Similar words

spend: More common, especially when referring to money or time.
consume: Emphasizes using something up, not necessarily for a purpose.