dispend

dis·pend

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-spend]
- /dɪˈspɛnd/
- /dɪspˈend/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-spend]
- /dɪˈspɛnd/

Definitions of dispend word

verb with object dispend to pay out; expend; spend. 1
noun dispend (obsolete) To spend or expend. 1
verb dispend to spend 0
verb dispend (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To waste or squander. 0
verb dispend (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To distribute or dispense. 0

See all 5 definitions of dispend

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Origin of dispend

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Dispend

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dispend

dispend popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dispend usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for dispend

verb dispend

pend — to remain undecided or unsettled.

Just one Antonym for dispend