spending

English Thesaurus

1. the act of spending or disbursing money (noun.act)

hypernym	:	defrayal, defrayment, payment,
definition	:	the act of paying money (noun.act)

hyponym	:	expending, expenditure,
definition	:	the act of spending money for goods or services (noun.act)

hyponym	:	compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming,
definition	:	spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy (noun.act)

2. money paid out; an amount spent (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	transferred possession, transferred property,
definition	:	a possession whose ownership changes or lapses (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	cost,
definition	:	the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	expense,
definition	:	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	transfer payment,
definition	:	a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services (noun.possession)

3. the act of spending or disbursing money (noun.act)

derivation	:	drop, expend, spend,
definition	:	pay out (verb.possession)

derivation	:	spend,
definition	:	spend completely (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disburse, pay out,
definition	:	expend, as from a fund (verb.possession)

4. money paid out; an amount spent (noun.possession)

antonym	:	income,
definition	:	the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time (noun.possession)

derivation	:	drop, expend, spend,
definition	:	pay out (verb.possession)

5. the act of spending or disbursing money (noun.act)

derivation	:	drop, expend, spend,
definition	:	pay out (verb.possession)

derivation	:	spend,
definition	:	spend completely (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disburse, pay out,
definition	:	expend, as from a fund (verb.possession)

6. money paid out; an amount spent (noun.possession)

antonym	:	income,
definition	:	the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time (noun.possession)

derivation	:	drop, expend, spend,
definition	:	pay out (verb.possession)