to monitor your spending
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- phrasal verb
- /ˈmɒnɪtər jʊər ˈspɛndɪŋ/
:
controlar tus gastos
- I monitor my spending each month to ensure I save enough for my vacation.
Examples
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Also, my parents monitored my spending to give me advice on whether they thought I should buy the item or not.
Blog text (4) -
I'll continue to carefully monitor my spending, live below my means, and build up my savings because it feels good.
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We need to get government officials out of our funds and budget; we need to hire as many accountants as it takes to have them monitor our spending.
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You should get into the habit of checking your rewards balance whenever you review your credit card account and go over your statement to monitor your spending and check for fraudulent activity.
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It's important to regularly monitor your spending to stay within your budget.
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Using an app can help you monitor your spending and identify unnecessary expenses.
Synonyms
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To record how much money you spend to control your budget
How Closely
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to regularly check and keep track of the amount of money you spend' is directly and predictably composed from 'monitor' (to observe/track) and 'your spending' (your expenditures). This is a literal verb + noun phrase construction with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Monitor your spending comes from the simple image of a monitor (a watcher or a screen) watching your spending (the money you use). Imagine a screen or a person checking every purchase so you always know how much money is going out, and that's why it means 'to check and keep track of the money you spend'.