dispend

[dih-spend]

dis·pend

[dih-spend]
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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