money or financial resources expended by a person, group, or government

his goal is to reduce government spending to 20 per cent of GDP

defence spending

spending cuts

give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something

the firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

people are beginning to spend on the high street

pass (time) in a specified way or in a particular place

she spent a lot of time travelling

he spent ten years in Malawi

the dancers have spent the past few months rehearsing for the show