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spending::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disbursal, disbursement, outlay |
| Type of | payment, defrayal, defrayment |
| Has types | expenditure, deficit spending, expending, compensatory spending, pump priming |
| Derivation | spend |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | expenditure, outgo, outlay |
| Type of | transferred property, transferred possession |
| Has types | expense, transfer payment, cost |
Examples of spending
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State spending on Missouri higher education is down from levels of a decade ago.
From the stltoday.com
Rather, people are returning to their more measured spending habits of the past.
From the stltoday.com
More theater-type entertainment to keep guests eating and spending at the hotel.
From the thenewstribune.com
Consumer spending is critical because it powers about 70 percent of the economy.
From the thenewstribune.com
The legislature cut over $4 in spending for every $1 dollar raised in new taxes.
From the thenewstribune.com
Spending time with our children, their spouses and our grandchildren also helps.
From the news-journalonline.com
From now on, they promise to balance budgets, cut spending and repeal Obamacare.
From the washingtontimes.com
Republicans are floating a proposal to impose a permanent cap on state spending.
From the sacbee.com
He says he wants to curb government spending and heal Nevada's troubled economy.
From the omaha.com
- Pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
- Pay out; "spend money"
- Spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
- (spending) the act of spending or disbursing money
- (spent) exhausted: depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells"
- (spent) exhausted: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; " ...
- (Spending) Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by opposition to production. ...
- (Spent (band)) Spent was an American Indie Rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/singer/keyboardist Annie Hayden, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich.
- Amount spent (during a period); a childish term for money or pocket money; Discharged semen; to consume, to use, to exhaust
