spense noun. [spɛns] Now dial. ME.
[Aphet. from Old French espense = Anglo-Norman expense EXPENSE.]
1. a. Expense; expenditure of goods, income, etc.; cost. Later also, the consuming or using up of something. ME-L16.
b. In pl. Charges, costs, items of expense or expenditure; expenses. LME.

2. That which may be spent; money, supplies; pocket money. ME.

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