spending
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈspendɪŋ/US /ˈspendɪŋ/
Meaning
noun
the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person
“to increase/cut/reduce spending”
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“same thing by spending the money to”
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“spending maybe a couple hundred grand on a ticket to Mars?”
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“And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life.”
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