spending
pronunciation
How to pronounce spending in British English:
UK [ˈspendɪŋ]
How to pronounce spending in American English:
US [ˈspendɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of spending or disbursing money
Word Origin
- spending (n.)
- late Old English, verbal noun from spend (v.). Spending-money is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. I may be spending only 50 % of my gross salary . "
- 2. I don 't think a casual fan is spending $ 150 on a gummy skull . "
- 3. At the same time , the government must also get control of its own spending .
- 4. Frankly , dimon said that he would rather be spending more of his time thinking about europe .
- 5. We don 't like the idea of entrepreneurs spending lots of time making presentations .