spending

spending

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛndɪŋ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: spend‧ing

Etymology 1

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

Noun

spending (countable and uncountable, plural spendings)

  1. (uncountable) gerund of spend, expenditure.
  2. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
    excessive spendings
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Hyponyms
  • double spending
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spending

  1. present participle and gerund of spend
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