[] the amount of money that is spent by a person, a government or an organization 开支，花销◆Consumer spending rose by 4.5% over the year. 全年消费开支上升 4.5%。◆a sharp drop in business spending on technology 企业在技术方面的开支显着下降◆High street spending (= the amount that shoppers spend in the main shops/stores in a town or city) fell unexpectedly. 在商业街的消费出乎意料地下降了。⨁business / consumer / corporate / government spending 商业／消费／公司／政府开支⨁spending drops / falls / increases / rises 开支下跌／下降／增加／上升deficit spending discretionary spending public spending