- the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person
- to increase/cut/reduce spending
- Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent.
- government/federal spending
- defence/military spending
- spending on something More spending on education was promised.
- public pressure for increased spending on health and education
- He went on a spending spree with his father's credit card.
- The government then had to impose severe spending cuts.
- Balancing the budget will mean significant cuts in spending.
- a spending bill/review
- spending plans/decisions
- an increase in spending on the provision of public services
- Other companies are slashing capital spending.
- the growing spending power of minority groups
Synonyms costscostsspending ▪ expenditure ▪ expenses ▪ overheads ▪ outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:see also consumer spending, deficit spending , public spending, public spending round- labour/production costs
- rising costs
- public spending
- More spending on health was promised.
- expenditure on education
- legal expenses
- travel expenses
- High overheads mean small profit margins.
- The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress.
- The president wants to increase discretionary spending by 4 per cent.
- The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards.
- The government will finance its spending through taxes.
- There has been an increase in total government spending.
- Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security.
- her husband's extravagant spending habits
- This government wants to keep a tight rein on public spending.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- high
- low
- …
- boost
- increase
- cut
- …
- rise
- fall
- go to
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- level
- plan
- programme/program
- …
- spending on
- a cut in spending
- a reduction in spending
- an increase in spending
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