noun
- a person or thing that spends or uses up money, resources, or energy
Usage: often used in compound forms or technical contexts
Examples
- The government is a major expender of public funds.
- As a heavy expender of electricity, the factory invested in renewable energy.
- She is known as a careful expender of her resources.
- The company tracks every expender of company resources.
- Military budgets make nations significant expenders of defense spending.