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spending vs compensatory spending

compensatory spending vs spending

spending and compensatory spending both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spending Yes No No No
compensatory spending Yes No No No
As nouns, compensatory spending is a hyponym of spending; that is, compensatory spending is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spending:
  • spending: the act of spending or disbursing money
  • compensatory spending: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
Other hyponyms of spending include expending, expenditure, deficit spending, pump priming.
spending (noun) compensatory spending (noun)
the act of spending or disbursing money spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
money paid out; an amount spent
Difference between spending and compensatory spending

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