What is the difference between Expand and Expend?
What is the difference between Expand and Expend? :
Expand : (verb)
( 1 ) Make or become greater in size, number or importance
Metals expand when they are heated.
I shall expand my story into a novel.
( 2 ) Unfold, spread out
His face expanded in a smile of welcome.
Expend :
( 1 ) Spend, use money in doing so
You have to expend a lot of time, effort and money on the project.
( 2 ) Exhaust, use up
He has already expended all his ammunition.
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