Hoard and Spend

Hoard

Hoard verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.
Usage example: he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring

Spend is an antonym for hoard in put away topic.

Nearby Words: hoarded, hoarding, hoarder

Spend

Spend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.
Usage example: I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Hoard is an antonym for spend in topics: use up, pay out, give.

Nearby Words: spent, spending, spender, spendable

Common collocations

amount hoard amount spend amount
gold hoard gold spend gold
cash hoard cash spend cash
resources hoard resources spend resources
Other words: money, bit, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Corrupt Politician: Varius Flavus, who collects a fortune in taxes, only to divert them to his personal hoard and spend the remainder on orgies, while sending just a few pieces of gold to Rome.
  • We are told that dragons hoard an incredible amount of riches, but would never, ever spend any of it.
    Source: Greed
  • The Scientist's role is to spend player cards to find cures faster, while the Researcher's is to hoard cards and pass them out to other players as necessary.
    Source: Science Foils
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