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Added 9 October 2026

spent

/spɛnt/ adjective

In Latin: effētus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about spent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
a spent cartridge
Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.

verb

simple past and past participle of spend

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