Meaning

3 senses

  1. (obsolete)To spend or expend.

  2. (obsolete)To waste or squander.

  3. (obsolete)To distribute or dispense.

Origin

From Old French despendre ( > French dépendre), from Latin dispendere.

From Old French despendre ( > French dépendre), from Latin dispendere.

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Forms

dispends, dispending, dispended, dispended
Base formdispend · to dispend
3rd person singulardispends
Present participledispending
Past simpledispended / dispent
Past participledispended / dispent

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydispend
he, she, itdispends

Past simpleLesson

all personsdispended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dispended
he, she, ithas dispended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dispend

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dispatchdispatcherdispeldispensaryC1dispensationdispenseC1
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