spending

spending
noun
ADJECTIVE
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

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