| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-spend-money |
| 释义 | to spend moneyThese words all refer to giving money to someone or something as a payment for something. Spend is one of the common ways to say this. How much do you intend to spend on a house? The government has spent $1.9 billion dollars on defence this year alone. Another verb you can use for this is pay. Pay has a slightly different use than spend. It is used to say that you are giving money to a person or company in exchange for something you are buying. Spend is used most often to say that you are using money for something. When you bought the tickets, how much did you pay? I paid an extra £30 to get a double room. The verb invest is used when someone spends money on something and hopes to get a profit. She's invested all her savings in the business. If someone spends a lot of money on something, the phrasal verb pay out is sometimes used. I've just paid out £700 to get the car fixed. If someone spends a lot of money on something that he or she wants but does not need, you can use the verb splurge. We've just splurged on new kitchen appliances. If someone spends a lot of money on something that seems like a waste of money, in informal contexts you can use the verb blow. We won a £15 million settlement in court and we blew it all in six years. The phrasal verb dip into is sometimes used when someone spends part of a supply of money that has been kept or saved. We had to dip into our savings to pay for the repairs. If someone spends money on something but does not want to, the informal phrasal verbs fork out and shell out are often used. I'm not going to fork out another £20 for their tickets. We had to shell out £2,000 to get the roof fixed. |
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