dispend

[ dih-spend ]

verb (used with object)Obsolete.
  1. to pay out; expend; spend.

Origin of dispend

1
1250–1300; Middle English dispenden<Anglo-French, Old French despendre<Latin dispendere to weigh out; see dispense

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dispend

/ (dɪˈspɛnd) /


verb
  1. (tr) obsolete to spend

Origin of dispend

1
C14: from Old French despendre, from Latin dispendere to distribute; see dispense

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