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government spending
noun [U] GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICSDefinition
› the total amount of money that the government spends in a particular period: It's time to control government spending and get back to a balanced budget. government spending programs/cuts/regulation
(Definition of government spending noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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