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spend
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dis·pend
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dɪˈspɛnd
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dih-
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verb (used with object)
Obsolete
.
to pay out; expend; spend.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
dispenden
<
Anglo-French,
Old French
despendre
<
Latin
dispendere
to weigh out;
see
dispense
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dispend
(dɪˈspɛnd)
—
vb
obsolete
(
tr
) to spend
[C14: from Old French
despendre,
from Latin
dispendere
to distribute; see
dispense
]
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