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.

Common collocations

• deficit spending Noun + noun

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

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