DISPEND

Etymology

Verb

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

(obsolete) To spend or expend.

(obsolete) To waste or squander.

(obsolete) To distribute or dispense.

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*pend", v. t. Etym: [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf. Dispense.]

Definition: To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser. Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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