spending money

Example Sentences

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Those people are spending money they likely would have spent in the city anyway, a principle economists call substitution.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Chief among the locals' complaints is that the tourists are not spending money in the area -- they simply show up, snap their selfies and leave.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

With our bills covered and savings automated, the guilt that usually follows spending money is finally gone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Merdeka Martin, 46, is putting herself on a socializing hiatus to keep herself from spending money on cocktails and meals out—and on the gas it takes to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

As soon as they start throwing up, they quit spending money.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen