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Expanse vs Expend - What's the difference?

expanse | expend |

As a noun expanse

is a wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

As a verb expend is

(label) to consume, exhaust (some resource).

expanse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
  • *'>citation
  • An amount of spread or stretch.

    • Related terms

    * expand * expansion ----

    expend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
  • * , King Henry VI Part 2 , act 3, scene 1:
    • If my death might make this island happy
    I would expend it with all willingness.
  • to spend, disburse