Lay up and Spend

Opposite meaning terms

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

Show all Definitions

Spend is an antonym for lay up.

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

Usage example: I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Show all Definitions

Lay up is an antonym for spend.

Nearby Words: spent, spending, spender, spendable

Cite this Source

Spend and Lay up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/spend

Lay up & Spend. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/spend>.

Spend or Lay up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/spend.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "lay up" and "spend" have occurred on timeline