1
as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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as in consuming
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in wasting
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spending
The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the explicitly and deliberately religious charter school is a state actor, and therefore cannot skirt the state’s constitutional rules against spending public education money for religious purposes.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Be mindful of each other’s needs, be intentional about spending quality time together and learn what truly makes your partner feel valued and satisfied in a relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Researchers have found that spending 51% or more of work time away from others is linked to isolation.
—Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Unless Moscow legally consents that the funds be used for that purpose, key European states will continue to object to spending them for fear of setting a dangerous precedent.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
That $17 million tab includes spending on road, sewer and water improvements to make the site available for other development.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
With the smallest businesses — a key target market for Xero — typically spending nearly half their time on administrative tasks, this is clearly something to be taken seriously.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the explicitly and deliberately religious charter school is a state actor, and therefore cannot skirt the state’s constitutional rules against spending public education money for religious purposes.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Be mindful of each other’s needs, be intentional about spending quality time together and learn what truly makes your partner feel valued and satisfied in a relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Researchers have found that spending 51% or more of work time away from others is linked to isolation.
—Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Unless Moscow legally consents that the funds be used for that purpose, key European states will continue to object to spending them for fear of setting a dangerous precedent.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
That $17 million tab includes spending on road, sewer and water improvements to make the site available for other development.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
With the smallest businesses — a key target market for Xero — typically spending nearly half their time on administrative tasks, this is clearly something to be taken seriously.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending
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Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Real Madrid has avoided paying such substantial fees in recent years, instead acquiring key players like Kylian Mbappé on free transfers.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Customer stickiness comes from consuming more services and, thereby, realizing greater value.—
Akhilesh Tripathi,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Testing confirmed that a cat in Washington County, Oregon, died after consuming the raw frozen cat food, which showed a genetic match between the virus and the cat food and the cat.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr.,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Red Bull has always hailed its staffing strength in depth, but these slip-ups were costly and came a week on from a slow pit stop giving Norris the chance to attack at the Suzuka pit exit.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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And makes a funny joke about giving Glenn Close an Oscar.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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When the Penguins are losing by four goals with two minutes remaining in regulation, his mind is always churning, figuring a way for four goals to be scored in two minutes.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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When the Atlanta Braves made almost no major moves in the offseason, after having their National League East title streak end and losing starting pitchers Max Fried and Charlie Morton to free agency, some fans expressed frustration.—
David O'Brien,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Device lifecycle management and repair services will become increasingly important, reducing the amount of technology that ends up in landfills.—
Max Silber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Companies and Customers are Leading As global markets prioritize clean technologies, major corporations are staying the course on their goals for reducing carbon pollution and propelling innovation.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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This material could reduce the environmental impact of construction by absorbing CO2 during its curing process.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2025
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How is the defense absorbing Knowles’ teachings?—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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That same year, the Legislature appropriated $180 million that the Air Resources Board could use to fund alternatives to burning.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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The team looks to address that in the first round here, selecting space-eating defensive tackle Derrick Harmon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Grant is a massive, space-eating defensive lineman who dominated smaller blockers in college and had no problem getting in the backfield.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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