Spending
//ˈspɛndɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 gerund of spend, expenditure. form-of, gerund, uncountable
- 2 the act of spending or disbursing money wordnet
- 3 An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. countable, uncountable
"excessive spendings"
- 4 money paid out; an amount spent wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of spend form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).
Etymology 2
From spend + -ing.
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