noun · neutral
public spending
/ˈpʌblɪk ˈspɛndɪŋ/PUB·lic SPEND·ing
Band 5-6task2speaking
money spent by the government on services, projects, and benefits
Examples
“Many economists argue for targeted public spending on education.”
“Cutting public spending during a recession can deepen the downturn.”
“Public spending on infrastructure rose significantly last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Targeted public spending on education and healthcare can improve equality and long-term productivity.”
Collocations
- increase public spending
- reduce public spending
- public spending on education
Word family
public adjectivespend verbspending noun
Common mistakes
spending of public→public spending
spendings→spending
Say it for a higher band
5public expend→6government spending→7+public spending
Synonyms
government spending
Easily confused
government spending
“Government spending on healthcare increased this quarter.”
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