noun · neutersecond declension
impendium
impendium n (genitive impendiī or impendī)
Meaning
- neuterexpense, expenditure, payment
- neutercost
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | impendium inpendium | impendia inpendia |
| genitive | impendiī impendī, inpendī, inpendiī | impendiōrum inpendiōrum |
| dative | impendiō inpendiō | impendiīs inpendiīs |
| accusative | impendium inpendium | impendia inpendia |
| ablative | impendiō inpendiō | impendiīs inpendiīs |
| vocative | impendium inpendium | impendia inpendia |
impendĭum (inp-), ĭi, n. (also
I. fem. DE SVA IMPENDIA, Inscr. Grut. 871, 8; 1070, 6; 62, 8) [impendo], money laid out on any thing, outlay, cost, charge, expense (class.; most freq. in plur.; cf.: sumtus, impensa).
I. In gen.:
qui quaestum sibi instituisset sine impendio, Cic. Quint. 3, 12; so in sing., Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 38; 16, 37, 68, § 175; 18, 14, 36, § 134; Dig. 38, 1, 20; in plur.: reposcere rationem impendiorum, quae in educationem contulerit, Quint. 1, 10, 18; Suet. Caes. 54; id. Ner. 31; Dig. 9, 2, 7.—B. Transf.:
nulla fodiendi impendia, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 203.—II. In partic.
A. Money paid out for a loan, i. e. interest:
usura quod in sorte accedebat impendium appellatum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 183 Müll.: faenus et impendium recusare, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 4: plebes impendiis debilitata, id. Rep. 2, 34.—2. Transf.:
ut impendiis etiam augere possimus largitatem tui muneris, Cic. Brut. 4, 16: magna impendia mundi, i. e. tribute, Stat. S. 3, 3, 88.—B. In abl. impendio.
1. At or with an expense, i. e. with a loss of any thing (mostly post-Aug.):
multatio non nisi ovium boumque inpendio dicebatur, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11: nimium risus pretium est, si probitatis impendio constat, Quint. 6, 3, 35: inpendio miserorum experiri commentaria, Plin. 34, 11, 25, § 108: inpendio magis publico quam jactura, Liv. 7, 21, 7: regi suo parvo impendio immortalitatem famae daturos, Curt. 9, 4 med.; cf.: tantulo impendio ingens victoria stetit, id. 3, 11 fin.—2. Adv.: impendĭo (inp-) (at great expense, i. e. as an intensive particle), by a great deal, greatly, very much; cf. impense under impendo (in vulg. lang.).
a. With compp.:
inpendio magis animus gaudebat mihi, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 39; cf.: at ille inpendio nunc magis odit senatum, Cic. Att. 10, 4, 9: ille vero minus minusque inpendio Curare, Plaut. Aul. prol. 18: nonne hoc impendio venustius gratiusque est, etc., Gell. 18, 12, 2: impendio probabilius, id. 19, 13, 3: leges impendio acerbiores, id. 11, 18, 4: impendio gnarus sermonis, Amm. 14, 1, 9.—b. With verbs: impendio infit, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 10:
cum impendio excusarem, negavit veniam, App. M. 2, p. 122: commoveri, id. Mag. p. 275.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
impendium (inp-) ī, n
impendo, money laid out, outlay, cost, charge, expense: quaestum sibi instituere sine impendio: tantulo impendio victoria stetit, Cu.—Money paid for a loan, interest, usury: plebes impendiis debilitata.—Fig.: impendiis augere largitatem tui muneris.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin impendium From impendō + -ium.