Expend and Lay up

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Expend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.

Usage example: redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house

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Lay up is an antonym for expend.

Lay up verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.

Usage example: an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges

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Expend is an antonym for lay up.

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