"spending" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ Forms: spendings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spendyng}} Middle English spendyng, {{inh|en|ang|spendung|t=spending}} Old English spendung (“spending”), {{af|en|spend|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} spend + -ing, {{cog|de|Spendung|t=contribution, donation}} German Spendung (“contribution, donation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spending (countable and uncountable, plural spendings)
  1. (uncountable) gerund of spend, expenditure. Tags: form-of, gerund, uncountable Form of: spend, expenditure
    Sense id: en-spending-en-noun-k7BQejjx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
  2. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spending-en-noun-P5ge8U7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: double spending Derived forms: deficit spending, discretionary spending, doom spending, government spending, public spending, revenge spending, spending money, spending-money, spending power, spending spree
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɛndɪŋ/
Etymology: From spend + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spend|-ing|id2=participial}} spend + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spending
  1. present participle and gerund of spend Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spend
    Sense id: en-spending-en-verb-rhuwzH1I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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