spending

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   The government plans to increase spending on education.

2. 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.

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

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