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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlaynoun

    the act of spending or disbursing money

  2. outgo, spending, expenditure, outlaynoun

    money paid out; an amount spent

Wikipedia

  1. spending

    Consumption is the act of using resources to satisfy current needs and wants. It is seen in contrast to investing, which is spending for acquisition of future income. Consumption is a major concept in economics and is also studied in many other social sciences. Different schools of economists define consumption differently. According to mainstream economists, only the final purchase of newly produced goods and services by individuals for immediate use constitutes consumption, while other types of expenditure — in particular, fixed investment, intermediate consumption, and government spending — are placed in separate categories (see consumer choice). Other economists define consumption much more broadly, as the aggregate of all economic activity that does not entail the design, production and marketing of goods and services (e.g. the selection, adoption, use, disposal and recycling of goods and services).Economists are particularly interested in the relationship between consumption and income, as modelled with the consumption function. A similar realist structural view can be found in consumption theory, which views the Fisherian intertemporal choice framework as the real structure of the consumption function. Unlike the passive strategy of structure embodied in inductive structural realism, economists define structure in terms of its invariance under intervention.

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  1. spending

    Spending refers to the act of using money to purchase goods, services or investments. It can also refer to the allocation or distribution of resources, time, or effort towards a particular activity, project, or goal. Economically, spending is a key factor that influences the overall state of the economy, impacting various sectors including businesses, employment, and inflation rates.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spending

    of Spend

  2. Spendingnoun

    the act of expending; expenditure

Editors Contribution

  1. spendingverb

    Verb form of the word spend.

    The unity government spending was in line with the forecasted spending.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'spending' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2840

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'spending' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2192

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'spending' in Nouns Frequency: #1196

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spending in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of spending in a Sentence

  1. Chris Christie:

    We have to be the party that is smart on crime and gives people the quality of life they need, we need to deal with inflation, and the massive government spending that’s causing the inflation.

  2. Koichi Fukuo:

    At this point, whether Google or Apple can come up with a car is unclear, but they are spending aggressively to recruit people to achieve that and in that sense ... we can't rule out the possibility they may eventually become a competitor.

  3. Murray Aitken:

    Our spending on those drugs will be relatively high but still manageable... because they will be offset by more modest price increases for branded drugs and a rising level of savings from drugs losing patent protection.

  4. Robert Taylor:

    The Nevada Gaming Control Board is charged with the strict regulation of the gaming industry, the protection of the gaming public, and ensuring that the industry benefits the State of Nevada, i commend the agents of the Enforcement Division, particularly Agent Dan Nuqui, for ensuring that the public trust in the gaming industry remains strong by spending countless hours over two weeks to ensure that a patron is awarded winnings owed to him.

  5. The IEA:

    While a drop in costs and efficiency improvements will help to offset some of the spending cuts, output is likely to take a hit soon.

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