dispend Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*pend" transitive verb

Etymology

OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf. Dispense.

Definitions

1. To spend; to lay out; to expend. Obs. Spenser.

   Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.