Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - spend

past tense and past participle spent ~ v 1 »MONEY« to use your money to buy or pay for things  (spend money/-5/$10/a lot)  (I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth)  (More money should be spent on health and education. | spend money etc on sb (=buy things for someone))  (Cecilia spends far too much money on those spoilt kids of hers. | money well spent (=a sensible way of spending money))  (The repairs cost a lot, but it's money well spent.) 2 »TIME« to pass or use time  (spend time in/with etc)  (We'll have to spend the night in a hotel. | I want to spend more time with my family. | spend time doing sth)  (Much of my time is spent studying financial reports.) 3 spend the night with to stay for the night and have sex with someone 4 »FORCE/EFFORT« literary to use all of something  (The storm had spent its force.) 5 spend a penny BrE spoken an expression meaning to urinate, used when you want to avoid saying this directly  (I need to spend a penny - where are the loos?)