expender
Spanish, verb/eɡspenˈdeɾ/
expender is spelled E-X-P-E-N-D-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expender is a Spanish verb meaning “to sell (retail), to handle, deal in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gastar, hacer expensas”.
What does expender mean in English?
verb
- 1
to sell (retail), to handle, deal in
- 2
to sell on commission
- 3
to disburse, spend, lay out (money)
- 4
to circulate or pass (counterfeit money)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Gastar, hacer expensas. 2. Vender efectos de propiedad ajena por encargo de su dueño. 3. Despachar pases, boletos de ferrocarril o entradas para un evento. 4. Vender al menudeo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expender
- expendo first-person present singular
- expendí first-person preterite singular
- expendido participle past
- expendiendo gerund
- expendida feminine participle past
- expendidos masculine participle past
- expendidas feminine participle past
- expendes indicative informal present
- expendés indicative informal present
- expende indicative present singular
- expendemos first-person indicative plural
- expendéis indicative plural present
- expenden indicative plural present
- expendía first-person imperfect indicative
- expendías imperfect indicative second-person
- expendíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- expendíais imperfect indicative plural
- expendían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expender?
- /eɡspenˈdeɾ/
- [eɣ̞s.pẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
- [ekspẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expender
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expender in Spanish?
expender appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).