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forspend

Pronunciation: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/

The English word “forspend” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.

Etymology

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.

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