spending

B1 Topic:Personal Finance

US /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2493

Meanings

1

noun
The amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or organization.

The government plans to increase spending on education.
2

verb
Present participle of spend: to use money to buy things, or to use time doing something.

I'm spending too much money on coffee these days.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the amount of money that is... expenditure disbursement outlay

Word family

Derived forms antispendingspending-money

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Phrases (1)

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deficit spending
government spending financed through borrowing rather than current revenue

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).

spendyng Middle English spendung Old English

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Topics

Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# spending

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈspɛndɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 2493

## Meanings
1. The amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or organization.
2. Present participle of spend: to use money to buy things, or to use time doing something.

## Examples
- The government plans to increase spending on education.
- I'm spending too much money on coffee these days.

## Synonyms
- outlay

## Derived Forms
- antispending
- spending-money

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spendyng
- Root: spendung

## Etymology
From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).

## AI Etymology
Spending comes from Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”). The historical chain includes spendyng (Middle English) and spendung (Old English). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antispending and spending-money. In present use it covers the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or organization and present participle of spend: to use money to buy things, or to use time doing something.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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