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Webster 1913 Edition

Dispend

Dis-pend′

,
Verb.
T.
[OF.
despendre
, L.
dispendere
to weigh out, dispense;
dis-
+
pendere
to weigh. See
Pension
,
Spend
, and cf.
Dispense
.]
To spend; to lay out; to expend.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Able to
dispend
yearly twenty pounds and above.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dispend

DISPEND

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to weigh.] To spend; to lay out; to consume. [See Expend, which is generally used.]

Definition 2024

dispend

dispend

English

Verb

dispend ‎(third-person singular simple present dispends, present participle dispending, simple past and past participle dispended or dispent)

  1. (obsolete) To spend or expend.
  2. (obsolete) To waste or squander.
  3. (obsolete) To distribute or dispense.

Etymology

From Old French despendre ( > French dépendre), from Latin dispendere.

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