spending

verb

present participle of spend
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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2
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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3
as in wasting
to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes

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Recent Examples of spending After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Teams are tight-knit, spending practically every moment together from Spring Training through October in what can be described as a 162-game marathon. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 How successful will the job interview go after spending the day in the Florida sun? — Chris Ham, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Selig in essence dumped his team’s AL tradition for a few more home games with the Cubs and their money-spending fans from the North Shore. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Tesla is spending billions developing cars that drive themselves, yet its most exciting new vehicle is designed for people who actually love being behind the wheel. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Since then, she's applied for dozens of positions, spending hours on each one, tailoring her resume to the specific job requirements. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with AIPAC, disclosed an initial $94,000 expenditure against El-Sayed on Friday, after spending nearly $30 million to oppose him in the Democratic primary. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with the pro-Israel group AIPAC, disclosed an initial $94,000 expenditure against El-Sayed on Friday, after spending nearly $30 million to oppose him in the Democratic primary. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending
  1. paying
  2. consuming
  3. wasting
  4. giving
  5. draining
  6. losing
  7. exhausting
  8. reducing
Verb
  • AutoGov takes care of regular tasks like renewing licenses, paying bills, and booking routine health appointments.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The organization paying for it may also receive only part of its value, as when a hospital funds a system that benefits patients and insurers.
    — Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of paying
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  • Divsteps therefore requires a record of its branching decisions, potentially consuming enormous numbers of additional qubits.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • His release conditions prohibit him from possessing or using firearms, contacting Goldfein or consuming alcohol.
    — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • Advertisement Buy portions that match your appetite Throwing away part of a chicken breast means wasting more than dinner.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chronicling the hyper-niche behaviors that define our online existence, Berlant describes the seemingly inescapable embarrassment of wasting one’s life away in an endless scroll.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wasting
Verb
  • By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Riyadh was planning to make FII a hybrid event, giving executives the option to take part remotely.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving
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  • Eating triggers saliva production, but a stone can keep the saliva from draining, causing the gland to swell.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On the ground floor, outside the main building, a humanoid was flat on its back after draining its battery during a demo.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of draining
Verb
  • Atlanta reached the Finals for the first time since 2013 and after losing in its previous three appearances in the championship round, will be trying for their first as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Boyd San Juan Capistrano I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausting
Verb
  • While serving as a public health official, el Sayed wrote an op-ed in 2019 strongly supporting the Green New Deal, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help improve public health.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the tools could help accelerate the development of more resilient electric motor systems while reducing the risks associated with critical material shortages, volatile supply chains and rapidly changing global markets.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of reducing

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“Spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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