Synonyms & related words for spending

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of spending. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to spending

Explore words related to spending — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include expenditure, outlay, disbursal, outgo, disbursement, spends, expending, expender. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does spending come from?

The word spending breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pend-, from Latin pendo (“hang, weigh”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.