spending

spend  (spnd)

v. spent (spnt), spend·ing, spends

v.tr.

1. To use up or put out; expend: spent an hour exercising.

2. To pay out (money).

3. To wear out; exhaust: The storm finally spent itself.

4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place: spent their vacation in Paris.

5.

a. To throw away; squander: spent all their resources on futile projects.

b. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.

v.intr.

1. To pay out or expend money.

2. To be exhausted or consumed.

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[Middle English spenden, partly from Old English -spendan (from Latin expendre, to expend; see expend) and partly from Old French despendre, to weigh out; see dispense.]

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spenda·ble adj.

spender n.

Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent eight dollars for a movie ticket; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.

Antonym: save¹

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spending - the act of spending or disbursing money outlay, disbursal, disbursement defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money expending, expenditure - the act of spending money for goods or services compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
	2.	spending - money paid out; an amount spent       expenditure, outgo, outlay transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services

Translations

spending [ˈspɛndɪŋ] n government spending → gastos mpl del gobierno

spending [ˈspɛndɪŋ] spend n → dépenses fpl;

government spending → les dépenses publiques

spending [ˈspɛndɪŋ] spend n → Ausgaben pl;

government spending spend → öffentliche Ausgaben pl

spending [ˈspɛndɪŋ] n government spending → spesa pubblica