spending
Meanings
Plural: spendings
Noun
- the act of spending or disbursing money
- money paid out; an amount spent
- gerund of spend, expenditure.
- An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
Verb
- pass time in a specific way
- "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
- pay out
- spend completely
- present participle and gerund of spend
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).
Synonyms
disbursal, disbursement, drop, expend, expenditure, outgo, outlay, pass, spend
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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