Spending — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of spending or disbursing money

money paid out; an amount spent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛndɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛndɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɛndɪŋ/.

Examples

how are you spending your summer vacation?
spend money
I spend my pocket money in two days

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disbursal disbursement pass expenditure outgo outlay drop expend spend

Antonyms

income

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of spending or disbursing money
noun	money paid out; an amount spent
verb	pass time in a specific way “how are you spending your summer vacation?”
verb	pay out “spend money”
verb	spend completely “I spend my pocket money in two days”

Word Forms

spend	verb	spend completely
disburse	verb	expend, as from a fund
expend	verb	pay out
spender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
spending	noun	the act of spending or disbursing money
expensive	adjective	high in price or charging high prices
expender	noun	someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
expenditure	noun	money paid out; an amount spent
expending	noun	the act of spending money for goods or services

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausgaben

der Akt des Ausgebens oder Auszahlens von Geld

🇫🇷French

dépenses

l'acte de dépenser ou de débourser de l'argent

🇪🇸Spanish

gasto

el acto de gastar o desembolsar dinero

🇮🇹Italian

spesa

l’atto di spendere o sborsare denaro

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgaven

de handeling van het uitgeven of uitbetalen van geld

🇵🇹Portuguese

gastando

o ato de gastar ou desembolsar dinheiro

🇷🇺Russian

расходы

акт траты или выдачи денег

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खर्च

धन खर्च करने या वितरित करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

খরচ

অর্থ ব্যয় বা বিতরণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

செலவு

பணத்தை செலவழிக்கும் அல்லது விநியோகிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖర్చు చేయడం

డబ్బు ఖర్చు చేయడం లేదా పంపిణీ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खर्च

पैसे खर्च करणे किंवा वितरित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખર્ચ

નાણાં ખર્ચવા અથવા વિતરિત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಹಣವನ್ನು ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿತರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെലവഴിക്കുന്നത്

പണം ചെലവഴിക്കുന്നതിനോ വിതരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਚ

ਪੈਸੇ ਖਰਚਣ ਜਾਂ ਵੰਡਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرچ

رقم خرچ کرنے یا تقسیم کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开支

花钱或支付金钱的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

支出

お金を使うまたは支払う行為

🇰🇷Korean

지출

돈을 쓰거나 지출하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chi tiêu

hành động chi tiêu hoặc giải ngân tiền

🇹🇭Thai

การใช้จ่าย

การใช้จ่ายหรือการเบิกจ่ายเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengeluaran

tindakan membelanjakan atau mengeluarkan uang

🇵🇭Filipino

paggastos

ang pagkilos ng paggastos o paglabas ng pera

🇲🇾Malay

perbelanjaan

perbuatan membelanjakan atau mengeluarkan wang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنفاق

فعل الإنفاق أو صرف الأموال

🇮🇷Persian

خرج کردن

عمل خرج کردن یا پرداخت پول

🇹🇷Turkish

harcama

para harcama veya dağıtma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'spending'?

The primary meaning of 'spending' is 'the act of spending or disbursing money'.

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Using 'spending' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spending' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spending' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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