Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of expend

Example Sentences

"it expent in the operation and maintenance of [the library...]"
"Frequently the mineral composition or gas content may be injurious and money expent in pond construction wasted."
"Much time has to be expent in order to realize them."
"Y'know, during the Las Vegas shooting Stephen Paddock supposedly expent over 3000 rounds of ammunition over the course of ten minutes from 27 AR-15's with bump stocks."

Etymology

Probably influenced by spend→spent.

Questions

What does expent mean?: simple past and past participle of expend
Where does expent come from?: Probably influenced by spend→spent.

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