- present participle of spend.
spending
Example Sentences
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U.K. defense stocks jumped following the appointment of John Healey as the country’s new finance chief, as investors bet the former defense secretary will oversee an increase in the department’s spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
Healey also drove investment in housing for armed forces families, with a £9bn spending plan.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The argument is about timing: how much longer AI spending can outrun the doubts, and how violently the market will react when the reckoning finally arrives.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Louella got paid fifty cents to do this, and on that particular Tuesday we were in the grocery store spending her fifty cents.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
