Wordiyopend
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From Latin pendēre (to hang, weigh) and pendere (to pay, weigh out). The 'hanging' sense gives us pendant, pendulum, suspend, and pending (hanging in wait). The 'weighing/paying' sense produces spend, expend, expenditure, and compensate. Depend literally means 'hang from' — to rely on support.
Associated Words
appendix
Supplementary material at the end of a book; the vermiform appendix in the body
compendium
A concise but comprehensive summary or collection
compensation
Money or something given to make up for loss or service
depend
to rely on; to be determined by
dependant
A person who relies on another for support
dependent
Relying on another for support; a person financially supported by another
dispense
To distribute or give out; to prepare and supply medicine
expend
To use up or consume a resource
expenditure
The act of spending money; the total amount spent
expense
The cost or money spent on something
expenses
Money spent or costs incurred; to charge to an expense account
impend
To be imminent or about to happen
impending
About to happen soon; imminent
pendant
A hanging ornament worn on a necklace
pendent
Hanging down; pending or undecided
pending
Awaiting a decision; while waiting for something
pendulum
A swinging weight used to regulate clocks; something that swings between extremes
perpendicular
At a right angle to something; a line forming a right angle
propensity
A natural tendency or inclination toward something
spend
to pay out money; to pass or use up time
suspend
To temporarily stop something; to hang from above
suspension
A temporary halt or removal; particles dispersed in a fluid