Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with spend in American Collocation
spend
verb
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/spend/
in a sensible way
wisely
What money there is available needs to be spent wisely.
A good pair of walking boots are not cheap, but it is money well spent.
in large amounts
freely
heavily
The company spends heavily on marketing and promotion.
amount
fortune
a lot
money
sum
It is up to you how you spend your money.