- spending
- nounADJECTIVE▪ total▪
There has been an increase in total government spending.
▪ high, low▪ additional, increased▪ annual, monthly, etc.▪ consumer, corporate, private▪ federal, government, local, public, state▪ defence/defense, domestic (esp. AmE), education, military, R & D, social (AmE), welfare, etc.▪ deficit, discretionary (esp. AmE)▪a reliance on deficit spending to maintain growth
▪The President wants to increase discretionary spending by 4%.
▪ capital▪An improvement in profitability leads to increased capital spending.
VERB + SPENDING▪ boost, increase▪ cut, cut back, cut back on, reduce▪ finance▪The government will finance its spending through taxes.
SPENDING + VERB▪ rise▪ fall▪ go to▪Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security.
SPENDING + NOUN▪ level▪ plan, programme/program, target▪ bill (AmE)▪A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress.
▪ cap (esp. AmE), cut, limit▪ increase▪ money▪How much spending money are you taking with you?
▪ power▪ spree (esp. BrE)▪The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards.
▪ habits▪her husband's extravagant spending habits
PREPOSITION▪ spending on▪More spending on education was promised.
PHRASES▪ a cut in spending, a reduction in spending▪ an increase in spending, a rise in spending
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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