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Absorb vs Spend - What's the difference?

absorb | spend | Related terms |

Absorb is a related term of spend.


As verbs the difference between absorb and spend

is that absorb is to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Afford vs Spend - What's the difference?

afford | spend |


As verbs the difference between afford and spend

is that afford is to incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Employ vs Spend - What's the difference?

employ | spend | Related terms |

Employ is a related term of spend.


As nouns the difference between employ and spend

is that employ is the state of being an employee; employment while spend is amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

As verbs the difference between employ and spend

is that employ is to hire (somebody for work or a job) while spend is to pay out (money).

Distribute vs Spend - What's the difference?

distribute | spend |


As verbs the difference between distribute and spend

is that distribute is (senseid)to divide into portions and dispense while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Swallow vs Spend - What's the difference?

swallow | spend | Related terms |

Swallow is a related term of spend.


As verbs the difference between swallow and spend

is that swallow is to cause (food, drink etc) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat while spend is to pay out (money).

As nouns the difference between swallow and spend

is that swallow is (archaic) a deep chasm or abyss in the earth or swallow can be a small, migratory bird of the hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects while spend is amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Disperse vs Spend - What's the difference?

disperse | spend | Related terms |

Disperse is a related term of spend.


As verbs the difference between disperse and spend

is that disperse is while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Scatter vs Spend - What's the difference?

scatter | spend | Related terms |

Scatter is a related term of spend.


As verbs the difference between scatter and spend

is that scatter is (ergative) to (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Dispel vs Spend - What's the difference?

dispel | spend | Related terms |

Dispel is a related term of spend.


As verbs the difference between dispel and spend

is that dispel is to drive away by scattering, or to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate while spend is to pay out (money).

As a noun spend is

amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

Spend vs Weary - What's the difference?

spend | weary | Related terms |

Spend is a related term of weary.


As verbs the difference between spend and weary

is that spend is to pay out (money) while weary is to make or to become weary.

As a noun spend

is amount spent (during a period), expenditure.

As an adjective weary is

having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

Spend vs Save - What's the difference?

spend | save |


In intransitive terms the difference between spend and save

is that spend is to waste or wear away; to be consumed while save is to economize or avoid waste.

As verbs the difference between spend and save

is that spend is to pay out (money) while save is to prevent harm or difficulty.

As nouns the difference between spend and save

is that spend is amount spent (during a period), expenditure while save is in various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

As a preposition save is

except; with the exception of.

As a conjunction save is

unless; except.

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