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Utilize vs Expend - What's the difference?

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Utilize is a related term of expend.


As verbs the difference between utilize and expend

is that utilize is while expend is (label) to consume, exhaust (some resource).

utilize

English

Alternative forms

* utilise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(utiliz)

    • Usage notes

    * See usage notes at utilise .

    Derived terms

    * utilization * utilizable * utilizer

    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