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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)

  1. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
    • excessive 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

pluralspendings

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

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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.

Words near spending in the dictionary

  1. spendible
  2. spendicitis
  3. spendier
  4. spendiest
  5. spendin'
  6. spending
  7. spending a penny
  8. spending good money after bad
  9. spending money
  10. spending money like water
  11. spending power

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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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