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/削减/减少开支 The Chancellor was urged to cut taxes to boost consumer spending. 财政大臣被敦促减税以刺激消费。 government/federal spending 政府/联邦支出 defence/military spending 国防/军事开支 - spending on something
More spending on education was promised. 承诺增加教育开支。 public pressure for increased spending on health and education 公众要求增加卫生和教育支出的压力 He went on a spending spree with his father's credit card. 他用父亲的信用卡大肆挥霍。 The government then had to impose severe spending cuts. 政府随后不得不强行大幅削减开支。 Balancing the budget will mean significant cuts in spending. 平衡预算意味着大幅削减开支。 a spending bill/review 支出账单/审查 spending plans/decisions 支出计划/决定 an increase in spending on the provision of public services 公共服务支出的增加 Other companies are slashing capital spending. 其他公司正在削减资本支出。 the growing spending power of minority groups 少数群体日益增长的消费能力
Synonyms costscostssee also deficit spending , public spending, public spending round- spending
- expenditure
- expenses
- overheads
- outlay
- costs the 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
- spending the 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
- expenses money 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。
- outlay the 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。
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1A military spending bill is currently being considered in Congress. 目前军事支出议案正在国会审议。 The president wants to increase discretionary spending by 4 per cent. 总统希望将可自由支配的支出增加4%。 The boys went on a two-day spending spree with the stolen credit cards. 那些男孩用偷来的信用卡疯狂地挥霍了两天。 The government will finance its spending through taxes. 政府将通过税收为其支出提供资金。 There has been an increase in total government spending. 政府的总开支有所增加。 Three quarters of all federal spending goes to Social Security. 联邦支出总额的四分之三都花在了社会保障上。 her husband's extravagant spending habits 她丈夫奢侈的消费习惯 This government wants to keep a tight rein on public spending. 这个政府想严格控制公共开支。 Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent. 总支出仅增长了1.3%。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- high
- low
- …
- boost
- increase
- cut
- …
- rise
- fall
- go to
- …
- level
- plan
- programme/program
- …
- spending on
- a cut in spending
- a reduction in spending
- an increase in spending
- …