spending
Syllables: spend·ing/ˈspɛndɪŋ/
spending noun: an amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. Also the gerund of spend.
Noun
spending (countable and uncountable, plural spendings)
Also used as
spending is also the gerund of spend.
spending is also the present participle and gerund of spend.
spending meaning in Telugu and Kannada
spending in Telugu
- ఖర్చు చేయడం
spending in Kannada
- ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವುದು
Synonyms of spending
Forms of spending
| plural | spendings |
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Origin of spending
From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from spending
Phrases with spending
Words that rhyme with spending
- descending
- ascending
- attending
- ending
- pending
- happy ending
- unbending
- unpretending
- antispending
- blending
- condescending
- defending
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Questions about spending
- What does spending mean?
- Spending means an amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
- What is spending in Telugu?
- Spending in Telugu is ఖర్చు చేయడం. See Spending meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is spending?
- Spending is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spending?
- Spending is pronounced /ˈspɛndɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of spending?
- The plural of spending is spendings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spending (page history and authors); spending (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); spending (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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