{
    "term": "spending",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person",
            "sensetop": "spending on something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **increase/cut/reduce spending**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**government/federal spending**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**defence/military spending**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "More spending on education was promised.",
                    "contextForm": "spending on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "public pressure for increased spending on health and education"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went on a **spending spree** with his father's credit card."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government then had to impose severe **spending cuts**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Balancing the budget will mean significant **cuts in spending**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **spending bill/review**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "spending plans/decisions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **increase in spending** on the provision of public services"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Other companies are slashing **capital spending**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the growing **spending power** of minority groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president wants to increase discretionary spending by 4 per cent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government will finance its spending through taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been an increase in total government spending."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her husband's extravagant spending habits"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This government wants to keep a tight rein on public spending."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["total", "high", "low"],
                "verb + spending": ["boost", "increase", "cut"],
                "spending + verb": ["rise", "fall", "go to"],
                "spending + noun": ["level", "plan", "programme/​program"],
                "preposition": ["spending  on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cut in spending",
                    "a reduction in spending",
                    "an increase in spending"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/spending/spending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/spending/spending__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}