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- [spend]
- /spɛnd/
- /ˈspen.dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spend]
- /spɛnd/
Definitions of spending word
- verb with object spending to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money. 1
- verb with object spending to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding: Don't spend much time on it. 1
- verb with object spending to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: We spent a few days in Baltimore. 1
- verb with object spending to use up, consume, or exhaust: The storm had spent its fury. 1
- verb with object spending to give (one's blood, life, etc.) for some cause. 1
- verb without object spending to spend money, energy, time, etc. 1
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Origin of spending
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English spenden, continuing Old English -spendan (in āspendan, forspendan to spend entirely or utterly) < West Germanic < Latin expendere to pay out, expend; compare German spenden
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Parts of speech for Spending
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spending popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spending usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spending
noun spending
- come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- e-commerce — electronic commerce
- ecommerce — business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the Internet.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
Antonyms for spending
noun spending
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
- considerateness — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
adj spending
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- bare-bones — Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- barebones — Alternative form of bare-bones.
Top questions with spending
- what is deficit spending?
- what is a flexible spending account?
- how to stop spending money?
- what is discretionary spending?
- what is the difference between mandatory and discretionary spending?
- what event increased us spending on education and technology?
- how can recent government spending be best described?
- what is sprint spending limit?
- what is flexible spending accounts?
- what is flexible spending account?
- how much spending money for disney?
- what are the two types of government spending?
- what is public spending?
- what is mandatory spending?
- what is pork-barrel spending?
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