antispending

antispending

English

Alternative forms

  • anti-spending

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
English spend
English -ing
English spending
English antispending

    From anti- + spending.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

    Adjective

    antispending (comparative more antispending, superlative most antispending)

    1. (politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
      He ran on an antispending platform.
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