Meaning of 'expend' in Xhosa is: nisebenze

expend: nisebenze

Verb:

chitha, ndidleke, abeke, beka phandle, liyigqibele, -tya imali, inkunkuma, ziinkumbi, kuzakucima, ezidodobalisa, amaxhoba.

Other References :

Share This Meaning :

Show English Meaning
(↑)

Verb(1) use up, consume fully(2) pay out(3) use up(4) consume fully(5) exhaust; spend

Show Examples
(↑)

(1) we do not need to expend energy working on our marriage(2) Winning is all for the chess player, who expends enormous energy in each game he plays.(3) You will be expending money that could better be spent on policing, which is what the budget is there for.(4) He was too weak to move very much, expending any energy he had trying to breathe.(5) All mountain activity was postponed and eager skiers were confined to the lowlands and forced to be resourceful in finding alternative ways of expending their energy.(6) Under this sequence, the capitalist expends a sum of money M in buying materials and machinery and in paying wages.(7) This person is unassuming and fun; she expends great energy in giving detailed answers and sets no time limits or out-of-bounds topics.(8) SInce the country has not yet become self-reliant in terms of energy, it still expends vast sums of money protecting energy supplies.(9) Mostly, I am bitter that I spent so much time expending emotional energy towards ills that only existed in his mind.(10) The government tries to be a middleman but is unable to arbitrate, so a lot of energy is expended on political issues.(11) A cup of coffee in the morning can increase performance, but too much coffee expends energy and can create long-term exhaustion.(12) As such, this country's democratic values are contradicted, and seemingly mocked, as it expends military energy to suppress those who strive for self-determination.(13) All the creative energy is expended in hyping and sales, with none left over for the product.(14) A developer expends money on the project before planning permission is granted at his own risk.(15) A photon gains energy when it falls into the gravitational potential of an overdense region, and expends energy when it climbs back out.(16) What has been established is that lies were told and that much energy was expended on ensuring that the truth never got out.