spending

Pluralspendings (some meanings)

1. 1
   act of payingnoununcountable

   Gerund of spend. It names the act of paying out money or using up time or effort.

   Careful spending helped them pay off their loan.

   His spending got out of control after the holidays.

   UsageSay spending on something: spending on food.

   Oppositesaving

2. 2
   money spentnouncountable or uncountable

   The money used or planned to be used for buying things or paying costs.

   Like adding up all the money that leaves your wallet over a month.

   The family kept their spending low to save for a vacation.

   Holiday spending often rises in December.

   UsageCommon in consumer spending and government spending. Spending can rise, fall or be cut.

   Similarexpenditure, outlay

   Oppositeincome

3. 3
   is using upverb

   Present participle of spend. It often comes after forms of be, as in "was spending" or "will be spending."

   She is spending all her money on books.

   They are spending the weekend at the lake.

   UsageSay spending money on something, and spending time doing something (not incorrect: to do).

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