Dispend \Dis*pend"\, v. t. [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, {Spend}, and cf. {Dispense}.] To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]