spending
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈspɛndɪŋ/
:
gasto
- To save money for a vacation, she decided to track her monthly spending more closely.
- government spending
- federal spending
- spending cuts
See, most folks are associating more spending with more inflation.
- See, most folks are associating more spending with more inflation.
- In fact, when we look at personal spending, it exploded.
- It also offers cash back on some spending and cash back on your bills.
- Drugs, alcohol, sex, spending or yelling at people.
Examples
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That means you either have to cut your spending or raise your earnings.
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Some will no doubt say that the spending reductions are too big.
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We can always use a little extra spending money.
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We need to increase spending.
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That is the consequence of a country spending far beyond its means.
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The war in Iraq is over, but spending continues to go up.
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We also know that high levels of government spending crowd out private consumption.
Academic text (2011) -
In fact, when we look at personal spending, it exploded.
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You've got some spending money, right?
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Indeed, the increase in health and welfare spending, particularly the former, was an explicit objective of the stimulus.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
524
2.7
An amount of money spent for work or business
219
1.1
An act of buying something that you pay money for
114
5.6
Money that a person or organization spends
89
1.0
Paying money to get something
19
6.9
An amount of money spent on something
9
6.7
A payment of money from a fund or account
5
3.7
Spending or eating something until none remains
4
2.3
Buying goods or services with money
1
7.7
Paying out money from a fund
1
7.0
Money that a person or company spends
Using money or other resources to buy things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
21
5.3
Government spends more money than it gets and borrows to pay the difference
- Specialized
Spending the government borrows to help the economy during a slowdown
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spending comes from the verb spend, which originally meant 'to pay out' and is related to expense, a word for 'money paid'. So, spending is the money you use or the act of using money to pay for things.