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spend

/spɛnd/ noun C2
  1. Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure. (countable, uncountable) · I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.
  2. Expenditures; money or pocket money. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Discharged semen. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Vaginal discharge. (countable, uncountable)

Plural spends

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“We shall spend the night in your room, and we shall investigate the cause of this noise which has disturbed you.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 60 · B2
“I just wish I was a rich American and could spend my summer at a hotel and wear jewels and low-necked dresses and have ice cream and chicken salad every blessed day.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 286 · C1
“Not so much as I could wish, sir: but I dare say he may spend half his time here; and Miss Darcy is always down for the summer months.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 276 · B2
“In the first place, both my friend and I must spend the night in your room.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · B2

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