spending

noun52 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.3

Refers to the entire amount of money spent.

Money spent on armed forces and defense.

Money spent on military and national security.

Indicates a large amount of spending.

Money spent on schools, universities, and other educational programs.

Indicates a small amount of spending.

Government spending on social programs like healthcare, welfare, and pensions.

Money spent by a business or organization on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets, such as land, buildings, and equipment.

Spending that occurs or is calculated over a year.

Money spent by the government on social welfare programs.

Spending that occurs or is calculated over a month.

Government spending that is in excess of revenue.

Money spent on research and development activities.

Spending on goods, services, and programs within a country's own borders.

Spending that is subject to the choices of Congress, as opposed to mandatory spending.

A rise in the amount of money spent.

The amount or scale of spending.

Money for ordinary personal expenses, especially when travelling.

The ability of a person, group, or economy to buy goods and services.

A person's typical way of spending money.

A proposed law that authorizes government spending.

A short period of extravagant spending.

Used when the amount of spending increases.

Used when the amount of spending decreases.

Indicates the destination or purpose of the spending.

Used to specify what the money is being spent for.

To provide the money needed for spending.