Expend and Pass

Expend

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

Pass and expend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Expend".

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Expend and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Common collocations

power expend power pass power
point expend point pass point
time expend time pass time
points expend points pass points

Both words in one sentence

  • In some types of combat, such as air-to-air, ammo and fuel supplies can even set an absolute hard limit on how long an engagement can go on; combat airplanes, for instance, may well expend all their munitions in a single pass.
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