spending

noun

/ˈspendɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person
- to increase/cut/reduce spending
- The Chancellor was urged to cut taxes to boost consumer spending.
- government/federal spending
- defence/military spending
- spending on something More spending on education was promised.
- public pressure for increased spending on health and education
- He went on a spending spree with his father's credit card.
- The government then had to impose severe spending cuts.
- Balancing the budget will mean significant cuts in spending.
- a spending bill/review
- spending plans/decisions
- an increase in spending on the provision of public services
- Other companies are slashing capital spending.
- the growing spending power of minority groups
Synonyms costs
costs
- spending
- expenditure
- expenses
- overheads
- outlay
These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
- costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
  labour/production costs
  rising costs
- spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
  public spending
  More spending on health was promised.
- expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person:
  expenditure on education
- expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
  legal expenses
  travel expenses
- overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
  High overheads mean small profit margins.
- outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
  The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
Patterns
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
see also deficit spending , public spending, public spending round
Extra Examples
- A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress.
- The president wants to increase discretionary spending by 4 per cent.
- The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards.
- The government will finance its spending through taxes.
- There has been an increase in total government spending.
- Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security.
- her husband's extravagant spending habits
- This government wants to keep a tight rein on public spending.
- Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent.
Topics Moneyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- total
- high
- low
- …
verb + spending
- boost
- increase
- cut
- …
spending + verb
- rise
- fall
- go to
- …
spending + noun
- level
- plan
- programme/program
- …
preposition
- spending on
phrases
- a cut in spending
- a reduction in spending
- an increase in spending
- …
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单词	spending
释义	spending noun /ˈspendɪŋ/ /ˈspendɪŋ/ [uncountable] jump to other results the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person to increase/cut/reduce spending The Chancellor was urged to cut taxes to boost consumer spending. government/federal spending defence/military spending spending on something More spending on education was promised. public pressure for increased spending on health and education He went on a spending spree with his father's credit card. The government then had to impose severe spending cuts. Balancing the budget will mean significant cuts in spending. a spending bill/review spending plans/decisions an increase in spending on the provision of public services Other companies are slashing capital spending. the growing spending power of minority groups Synonyms costscosts spending expenditure expenses overheads outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person. costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business: labour/production costs rising costs spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization: public spending More spending on health was promised. expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: expenditure on education expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later: legal expenses travel expenses overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages: High overheads mean small profit margins. outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later: The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay. Patterns spending/expenditure/outlay on something high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay see also deficit spending , public spending, public spending round Extra Examples A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress. The president wants to increase discretionary spending by 4 per cent. The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards. The government will finance its spending through taxes. There has been an increase in total government spending. Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security. her husband's extravagant spending habits This government wants to keep a tight rein on public spending. Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent. Topics Moneyb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective total high low … verb + spending boost increase cut … spending + verb rise fall go to … spending + noun level plan programme/program … preposition spending on phrases a cut in spending a reduction in spending an increase in spending … See full entry
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