1.  spending(n = noun.act) disbursal, disbursement, outlay - the act of spending or disbursing money;
is a kind of defrayal, defrayment, payment
has particulars: expending, expenditure, compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming
Derived forms verb spend₂, verb spend₃

2.  spending(n = noun.possession) expenditure, outgo, outlay - money paid out; an amount spent;
is a kind of transferred possession, transferred property
has particulars: cost, expense, transfer payment

   The act of expending; expenditure. [1913 Webster]

compensatory spending, deficit spending, spending cut, spending money, spending spree