Home › Words › B › bespendbespendbespend means to expend; bestow; employ.EtymologyFrom be- (“on, over, about”) + spend.verbTo expend; bestow; employ.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.despend 86% match — To spend; to squander. vs bespend →dispend 85% match — To spend or expend. vs bespend →expended 71% match — Spent; used up; exhausted. vs bespend →forspend 70% match — To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion. vs bespend →spendy 68% match — Expensive, costly. vs bespend →respend 65% match — To spend something again vs bespend →spending 65% match — An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. vs bespend →expenditure 64% match — Act of expending or paying out. vs bespend →