transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English despenden, from Old French despendre, from Latin dispendere to weigh out — more at dispense
1. obsolete : spend , expend
2. obsolete : distribute , dispense
transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English despenden, from Old French despendre, from Latin dispendere to weigh out — more at dispense
1. obsolete : spend , expend
2. obsolete : distribute , dispense
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012