spending

[US]/ˈspendɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈspendɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. expenses; money paid out
v. to pay out money; to use up

Phrases & Collocations

spending money

spending habits

spending spree

spending limit

spending power

consumer spending

public spending

capital spending

investment spending

discretionary spending

deficit spending

spending pattern

Example Sentences

Consumer spending grew unchecked.

the chief reason for the spending cuts.

new spending on defence was to be frozen.

high spending councils will be penalized.

George was spending money like water.

Free spending of public money is not to be tolerated.

Such reckless spending is a crime.

They’re pragmatic about the spending cuts.

the moral to be drawn is that spending wins votes.

spending time and effort on a gone sucker like Galindez.

spending was projected at £72,900 million.

a package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy.

Reduced spending is the linchpin of their economic program.

At the time, we were spending money like gangbusters.

She’s spending money like there’s no tomorrow.

They’re still spending money like water.

I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.

There's no fun in spending the whole evening playing cards.

Real-world Examples

That includes about 886 billion for defense spending and $704 billion for non-defense spending.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

But some see that spending as dangerous.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

Increasing the debt limit does not authorize any new spending.

Source: VOA Standard October 2015 Collection

Thanks in large part to consumer spending.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

That slows both consumer spending and hiring.

Source: New York Times

But, remember that this is not normal spending.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

I have cut more spending than my predecessors did.

Source: The secrets of body language.

This budget plan does outline government spending through 2015.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

It finances its spending with an adroit tax system.

Source: The Economist - Finance

Frugal people are careful about spending money or using things.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

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