spend

[/spend/]

verb

gastar

1. to use money to pay for something

I spent $50 on groceries.

Gastei $50 em compras.

2. to pass or use time in a particular way

We spent the afternoon at the beach.

Passamos a tarde na praia.

3. to exhaust or use up energy or resources

She spent all her energy on the project.

Ela gastou toda sua energia no projeto.

NYC Slang

drop (as in 'drop money on something')

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

gastar

most common usage across all Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

gastar

standard usage, sometimes colloquially 'desembolsar'

São Paulo

gastar

standard usage, business context may use 'desembolsar'

Portugal

gastar

standard usage; 'despender' is more formal/archaic

spend a penny - British: use the toilet

money to burn - having excess money to spend freely

spend time - pass time doing something

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