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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pend
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend or expend.

Obsolete

verb

To waste or squander.

Obsolete

verb

To distribute or dispense.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

dispends (present, singular) dispending (participle, present) dispended (participle, past) dispended (past) dispent (participle, past) dispent (past)

Questions

What does dispend mean?
To spend or expend.
Where does dispend come from?
From Old French despendre ( > French dépendre), from Latin dispendere.

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