spending
Parting with cash
Spending is the act of using money to pay for things.
It functions both as a verb form and a noun: We need to cut spending, She's been spending too much.
Government spending refers to public expenditure on programs and services.
Spending often implies ongoing or habitual outflow rather than a single purchase.
Money paid for something
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- costsAmounts required to pay
- expensesMoney spent on things
overhead · outgoings · bills · payables · settlements · dues · operating · capital
Acquiring goods at retailers
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- buyingObtaining through payment
- retailSales to end users
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
ecommerce · transactions · checkout · splurging · browsing · impulse · online · instore
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- indulgenceYielding to desire
luxury · frivolous · spree · binges · profligate · exorbitant · excessive · overboard
Use up carelessly
- fritterFried batter cake
- misuseImproper application
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
drain · throwaway · blowing · burning · hemorrhaging · leakage · foolish · unwise
Distribution of shares
- planningArranging for future events
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
estimation · appropriation · fiscal · balance · allowance · tracking · prioritizing · limits
Acquiring through payment
- disposableMade for one use
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
capacity · ability · means · resources · funds · liquidity · solvency · creditworthiness
Amount still owed
- GDPNational output abbreviation
- fiscalOf public revenue
- policyAdopted principle of action
- publicAvailable to all
federal · stimulus · military · defense · welfare · infrastructure · entitlements · appropriations
outlay
Money paid for something
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- costsAmounts required to pay
expenses · overhead · outgoings · bills · payables · settlements · dues · operating · capital · recurring
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- buyingObtaining through payment
- retailSales to end users
consumerism · ecommerce · transactions · checkout · splurging · browsing · impulse · online · instore · habits
splurge
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
indulgence · luxury · frivolous · spree · binges · profligate · exorbitant · excessive · overboard · reckless
squander
Use up carelessly
- fritterFried batter cake
- misuseImproper application
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
misallocation · drain · throwaway · blowing · burning · hemorrhaging · leakage · foolish · unwise · pointless
allocation
Distribution of shares
- planningArranging for future events
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
management · estimation · appropriation · fiscal · balance · allowance · tracking · prioritizing · limits · cutbacks
purchasing
Acquiring through payment
- disposableMade for one use
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
affordability · capacity · ability · means · resources · funds · liquidity · solvency · creditworthiness · financial
deficit
Amount still owed
public · federal · stimulus · military · defense · welfare · infrastructure · entitlements · appropriations · pork-barrel
- financesmoney, affluence, cash, bankrupt, income
- Money & Financecurrency, cash, coins, bills, wages
- consumer economyshopping, retail, advertising, brands, marketing
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- personal financesavings, income, credit, investments, bills
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
spendingsaving
Reserving for future use
hoarding · savings · conserving · preserving · keeping
spendingsaving
Reserving for future use
accumulation · amassing · stockpiling · building up · accruing
spendingausterity
Enforced economic stringency
fiscal restraint · budget cuts · retrenchment · belt-tightening · antispending
- spending timeUsing duration on something
- spending moneyCash for incidentals
- spending spreeBout of extravagant purchasing
- government spendingState allocation of funds
- spending cutsReducing governmental expenditures
- spending powerAbility to buy things
overspending, misspending, underspending, spending money, spending power, spending spree