spending

spend

S0625800 (spĕnd)v. spent (spĕnt), 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.n.1. An amount of money spent on something: doubled the spend on computers.2. The spending of money; expenditure: the management of spend.

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

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spend′a·ble adj.spend′er n.Synonyms: spend, disburse, expend
These verbs mean to pay or give out money or an equivalent: spent $30 on gas; disbursed funds from the account; expended all her energy teaching the class.Antonym: save¹

spending

(ˈspɛndɪŋ) n (Banking & Finance) a. the act of paying out moneyb. (as modifier): spending habits.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spending - the act of spending or disbursing moneyoutlay, disbursal, disbursementdefrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying moneyexpending, expenditure - the act of spending money for goods or servicescompensatory 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, outlaytransferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapsescost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and laborexpense - 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

spesa