the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or a person（政府或其他机构的）开支，支出，花销
to increase/cut/reduce spending增加/减少/减少支出
The Chancellor was urged to cut taxes to boost consumer spending.敦促总理减税以增加消费者支出。
government/federal spending政府/联邦支出
defence/military spending国防/军事支出
spending on somethingMore spending on education was promised.承诺增加教育开支。
public pressure for increased spending on health and education公众增加医疗和教育支出的压力
He went on a spending spree with his father's credit card.他用父亲的信用卡疯狂消费。
The government then had to impose severe spending cuts.然后政府不得不强行削减开支。
Balancing the budget will mean significant cuts in spending.平衡预算将意味着大幅削减支出。
a spending bill/review支出帐单/审查
spending plans/decisions支出计划/决定
an increase in spending on the provision of public services提供公共服务的支出增加
Other companies are slashing capital spending.其他公司也在削减资本支出。
the growing spending power of minority groups少数群体日益增长的消费能力
Synonyms costscosts
spending
expenditure
expenses
overheads
outlay
These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
coststhe total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
labour/production costs人工／生产成本
rising costs正在上涨的成本
spendingthe amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
public spending公共开支
More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。
expenditure(rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person:指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费：
expenditure on education教育支出
expensesmoney that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
legal expenses律师费
travel expenses差旅费
overhead(s)the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。
outlaythe money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。