- present participle of spend.
spending
Example Sentences
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But the main cause of sclerosis in the U.S. defense industrial base is the Pentagon spending drawdown after the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Ordinarily, you might expect a significant infrastructure programme with such plans, but Burnham also wants to fund the Defence Investment Plan, a multi-billion, multi-year spending commitment for the UK military.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A cheap yet competitive artificial-intelligence model out of China has reignited the debate over the massive amounts of money that companies are spending on memory components and compute power.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Diesel fuel prices increased 71% in the second quarter, with New Zealand households spending about eight times more on gasoline than on diesel, StatsNZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The only good thing about spending the afternoon and evening with Markie was that I wouldn’t have to think about what was going on with my folks.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
