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spending

/ˈspɛndɪŋ/

spending down

spending on

spending up

Translations

spendingnoun

dépensesLe plus courant au sens de sommes dépensées ou de dépenses en général.

Public spending on healthcare rose sharply last year.

Les dépenses publiques de santé ont fortement augmenté l’an dernier.

Additional translations

dépenseAu sens abstrait de l’acte ou du processus de dépenser.

Synonyms

spendinggerund / present participle

/ˈspen.dɪŋ/

/ˈspɛn.dɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe things related to expenditure, e.g., "spending cuts."

budgétaireSurtout en contexte économique, financier ou administratif.

The government announced new spending priorities.

Le gouvernement a annoncé de nouvelles priorités budgétaires.

Synonyms

laying out

spendverb

spending

Gerund

spent

Past Simple

spent

Past Participle

spending

Gerund

/spɛnd/

dépenser

She decided to spend her savings on a new car.

Elle a décidé de dépenser ses économies pour acheter une nouvelle voiture.

passerSe dit du temps.

He likes to spend his weekends hiking in the mountains.

Il aime passer ses week-ends à faire de la randonnée en montagne.

Additional translations

consommerPour des ressources non monétaires comme l’énergie ou l’effort.

Synonyms

use up

Antonyms

Definitions

spendingnoun

Money that is spent, especially by a government, organization, or individual.

Public spending on healthcare rose sharply last year.

The act or process of expending money.

We need to curb unnecessary spending if we want to save.

spendinggerund / present participle

Relating to or characterized by expenditure.

The government announced new spending priorities.

spendverb

To use money to pay for goods or services.

She decided to spend her savings on a new car.

To pass time in a particular manner or place.

He likes to spend his weekends hiking in the mountains.

To use up or expend (energy, effort, or other non-monetary resources).

She spent a great deal of energy preparing the presentation.