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spending
the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or other organization:
• Company spending on staff benefits has been cut dramatically in recent years. • There has been a huge increase in government spending. • military spending
expenditure
formal the amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time – used especially in official documents or reports:
• British defence expenditure was consistently high during this period. • military expenditure • Expenditure on advertising has gone down.
costs
the money that a person or organization has to spend on heating, rent, wages etc:
• What are your annual fuel costs? • Falling sales have forced companies to cut costs.
expenses
the money that you spend on things that you need, for example on food, rent, and travel:
• Living expenses are much higher in New York. • I kept a record of all my travel expenses so that I could claim them back.
outgoings
the money that someone has to spend regularly on rent, bills, food etc for their home or business:
• The outgoings on a house this size are very high.
outlay
the amount of money that someone must spend when they first start a new business or activity:
• The intial outlay on machinery was quite high.
overheads
British English , overhead American English the money that a business spends regularly on rent, insurance, and other things that are needed to keep the business operating:
• In London, small businesses often have high overheads.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + spending
public/government/state spending
• The government is determined to keep public spending under control. • They called for increased government spending on education.
federal spending
• He said his goal could be reached by slashing federal spending.
consumer spending
(= spending by members of the public )
• There are some signs that consumer spending is beginning to pick up.
defence/welfare/education etc spending
(= spending on defence etc )
• Further cuts in defence spending are being considered.
campaign spending
• Should there be stricter limits on campaign spending?
verbs
increase/raise spending
• He has increased public spending and raised taxes.
cut/reduce spending
• The alternative is to cut spending.
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noun ADJ. total There has been an increase in total government spending. | high, low | annual, monthly, etc. | defence, education, military, R & D, welfare, etc. | capital | government, local (authority), public, state | private | consumer VERB + SPENDING boost, increase | cut, cut back (on), reduce SPENDING + VERB rise | fall SPENDING + NOUN level | programme, target | cut, limit | money How much spending money are you taking on holiday? | power | spree The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards. PREP. ~ on More spending on the National Health Service was promised. PHRASES a cut/reduction in spending, an increase/a rise in spendingBUSINESS
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