despendre

From Latin dispendere.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəsˈpɛn.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəsˈpən.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [desˈpen.dɾe]

despendre (first-person singular present despenc, first-person singular preterite despenguí, past participle despès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to spend

   Synonym: gastar

2. to invest, to dedicate (time, effort)

• “despendre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “despendre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “despendre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “despendre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

despendre

1. to depend (on)
2. to detach something that is hanging

• French: dépendre

despendre

1. to spend (money)

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.