public spending
1public spending — ➔ spending * * * public spending UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► the money the government spends on buying goods and providing services: »Increases in public spending will need to be supported by reforms if they are to deliver radically… …
2public spending — noun Spending by the government • • • Main Entry: ↑public * * * public spending UK US noun [uncountable] the money that the government pays for projects relating to education, health care, defence etc Thesaurus: help with social problemshyponym …
3public spending — noun uncount the money that the government pays for projects relating to education, defense, etc …
4public spending — noun (U) the money that the government spends on public services: We must cut public spending or impose higher taxes …
5public spending round — [public spending round] noun [usu sing] the arrangement made every year by the British government in which different government departments are given money for the year. The public spending round is announced in the ↑budget, together with details …
6public spending round — n [usu sing] the arrangement made every year by the British government in which different government departments are given money for the year. The public spending round is announced in the budget, together with details about how taxes will be… …
7public spending — /ˌpʌblɪk spendɪŋ/ noun spending by the government or by local authorities …
8public spending — ➡ budget * * * …
9public spending — UK / US noun [uncountable] the money that the government pays for projects relating to education, health care, defence etc …
10spending — spend‧ing [ˈspendɪŋ] noun [uncountable] ACCOUNTING ECONOMICS FINANCE the amount of money spent, especially by a government or organization: • The slump in high street spending could reduce imports. • a rise in …
