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government spending

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

All government consumption and investment, excluding transfer payments made by the state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 政府開支 /政府开支 (zhèngfǔ kāizhī) — government consumption and investment
  • Finnish: valtion menot — government consumption and investment
  • Russian: госуда́рственные расхо́ды (gosudárstvennyje rasxódy) — government consumption and investment