spending
US
UK spending n: (paying out money) (企业经营)
SC 开销，花费，开支 kāi xiāo，huā fèi，kāi zhī
TC 花費，開支
TC 花費，開支
Robert buys more than he can afford every month; his spending is out of control.
罗伯特每个月都赤字，他的开销已经失控了。
spending n: (business: total expenses)
SC 费用 fèi yòng
SC 资费 fèi yòng，zī fèi
The company's spending exceeded its receipts this year.
spend [sth] vtr: (disburse money) (金钱)
SC 花钱, 花费, 用掉
The government is going to spend this money on projects.
政府要把这笔钱花在几个项目上。
spend [sth] vtr: (effort: use) (精力)
SC 花费, 消耗, 耗费
You shouldn't spend so much effort on his projects.
你不该在他的项目上花这么多精力。
spend [sth] vtr: (pass time) (时间等)
SC 消磨, 打发, 花, 用
I'm going to spend the day with my family.
我要用这一天的时间来陪陪家里人。
spend n: informal (money spent)
SC 花销 huā xiāo
SC 开销 huā xiāo，kāi xiāo
His last big spend was on a tux. This year's spend on office supplies was twice that of last year.
今年在办公用品上的花销是去年的两倍。
他上一笔大开销是购买了一件燕尾服。
spend vi: (spend money)
SC 花钱，花销 huā qián，huā xiāo
SC 花时间 huā shí jiān
You should stop spending and start saving.
你应该停止花销，开始储蓄。
high-spending adj: (spending a lot of money)
SC 高消费的
public spending n: (law: money spent by government)
SC 公共开支，公共财政支出
shopping spree, spending spree n: (frenzied, indulgent buying)
SC 血拼
SC 疯狂购物
spending cut n: (reduced budget)
SC 削减开支
spending money n: (cash for everyday expenses)
SC 零花钱 líng huā qián
TC 零花錢
TC 零花錢
SC 零用钱 líng huā qián，líng yòng qián
TC 零用錢
TC 零用錢
Ian always has to ask his father for spending money.
spending money n: (cash to spend on luxuries)
SC 够买（奢侈品）的钱
I saved up so I'd have spending money for a diamond ring.
spending power n: (income available for spending)
SC 消费力 xiāo fèi lì
TC 消費能力
TC 消費能力