Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expending

/ˌɛkspˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pend-ing
IPA
/ˌɛkspˈɛndɪŋ/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of expend

noun

expenditure

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

expendings (plural)

Synonyms

expenditure

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce expending?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkspˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does expending mean?
present participle and gerund of expend

How to pronounce expending

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