dépense
See also: depense, dépensé, and dêpense
French
Etymology
From Middle French despense, from Late Latin dīspēnsa, feminine past participle of dīspendō, from Latin dis- + pendō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.pɑ̃s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
dépense f (plural dépenses)
- expense
- expenditure
- spending
Verb
dépense
- inflection of dépenser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “dépense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.