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English Dictionary: spending	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spending n the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay] money paid out; an amount spent Synonym(s): outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay Antonym(s): income
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spend \Spend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spending}.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Dispend}, {Expend}, {Spence}, {Spencer}.] 1. To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing. Spend thou that in the town. --Shak. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? --Isa. lv. 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spending \Spend"ing\, n. The act of expending; expenditure. {Spending money}, money set apart for extra (not necessary) personal expenses; pocket money. [Colloq.]