Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of paying out money.
- noun Ready money; cash; means.
- noun Seminal emission.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of expending; expenditure.
- noun [Colloq.] money set apart for extra (not necessary) personal expenses; pocket money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
spend .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
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Examples
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Andrew Rawnsley or anyone else's next salvo proves that Brown's jealousy, paranoia and ambition did actual damage to policy, spending and results: it has been suggested that his curious spending bonanza - with a crescendo in the year 2004-2005 - was designed for when he expected to take over the leadership to win the 2005 election, falling off sharply thereafter.
The Guardian World News Polly Toynbee 2010
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Slide 9: Define Aggregate Demand {AD} Sum of demand for ALL economic units in the economy Aggregate Demand Curve Shows the quantity of RGDP purchased at each possible price level by 3 main sectors of spending (C, I, G) spending spending Shifts in the AD Curve rightward shift leftward shift Spending v. Saving (Any situation that would increase or decrease the amount of money consumers, businesses, government have to spend.)
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The increase in spending is largely due to a Supreme Court ruling in January that lifted restrictions on corporations and labor unions from trying to influence elections through television advertising.
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From the start of May to the end of the budget standoff, there were nearly 2,335 articles with Boehner's and Cantor's names within five words of the phrase "spending cuts."
Mike Casey: Message Indiscipline and a Missed Opportunity for Clean Energy Mike Casey 2011
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Until we know which procedures are wasteful, any cutback in spending is likely to reduce both effective and cost-ineffective care.
Distribution of Health Care Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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One, representing Dick Armey's Freedom Works, proposed a massive cut of about $1B (!) in spending from a government program helping businesses access foreign markets.
Paul Abrams: 4 Tea Party Leaders on "Last Word": "Social Security and Medicare are NOT Socialism" Paul Abrams 2010
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From the start of May to the end of the budget standoff, there were nearly 2,335 articles with Boehner's and Cantor's names within five words of the phrase "spending cuts."
Mike Casey: Message Indiscipline and a Missed Opportunity for Clean Energy Mike Casey 2011
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One, representing Dick Armey's Freedom Works, proposed a massive cut of about $1B (!) in spending from a government program helping businesses access foreign markets.
Paul Abrams: 4 Tea Party Leaders on "Last Word": "Social Security and Medicare are NOT Socialism" Paul Abrams 2010
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This suggests that the difference in spending is mostly attributable to higher prices of goods and services.
Data Request: Health Care Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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One, representing Dick Armey's Freedom Works, proposed a massive cut of about $1B (!) in spending from a government program helping businesses access foreign markets.
Paul Abrams: 4 Tea Party Leaders on "Last Word": "Social Security and Medicare are NOT Socialism" Paul Abrams 2010
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