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spending¹

  • /ˈspɛndɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).

noun spendings

  1. gerund, uncountable gerund of spend, expenditure.
  2. countable, uncountable An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. excessive spendings

Similar: outlay

spending²

  • /ˈspɛndɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of spend

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: outlay, disbursal, disbursement, expenditure, expense, purchasing, buying, cost, charge, purchase, funding, invest, serving, revenue, budgetary, allocation

noun

Similar: outlay

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@misc{spending_2026,
  title = {spending},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spending},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}