What is the meaning of spending?

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noun

The act of spending or disbursing money.
- synonyms: disbursement, disbursal, outlay
Money paid out; an amount spent.
- synonyms: outgo, expenditure, outlay

verb

Pass time in a specific way.
- usage: "how are you spending your summer vacation"
- synonyms: spend, pass
Pay out.
- usage: "spend money"
- synonyms: spend, expend, drop
Spend completely.
- usage: "I spend my pocket money in two days"
- synonyms: spend

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