noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ total
▪
There has been an increase in total government ~.
▪ high , low
▪ additional , increased
▪ annual , monthly , etc.
▪ consumer , corporate , private
▪ federal , government , local , public , state
▪ defence/defense , domestic ( esp. AmE ), education , military , R & D , social ( AmE ), welfare , etc.
▪ deficit , discretionary ( esp. AmE )
▪
a reliance on deficit ~ to maintain growth
▪
The President wants to increase discretionary ~ by 4%.
▪ capital
▪
An improvement in profitability leads to increased capital ~.
VERB + SPENDING
▪ boost , increase
▪ cut , cut back , cut back on , reduce
▪ finance
▪
The government will finance its ~ through taxes.
SPENDING + VERB
▪ rise
▪ fall
▪ go to
▪
Three quarters of all federal ~ goes to Social Security.
SPENDING + NOUN
▪ level
▪ plan , programme/program , target
▪ bill ( AmE )
▪
A military ~ bill is currently being considered in Congress.
▪ cap ( esp. AmE ), cut , limit
▪ increase
▪ money
▪
How much ~ money are you taking with you?
▪ power
▪ spree ( esp. BrE )
▪
The boys went on a two-day ~ spree with the stolen credit cards.
▪ habits
▪
her husband's extravagant ~ habits
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
More ~ on education was promised.
PHRASES
▪ a cut in ~ , a reduction in ~
▪ an increase in ~ , a rise in ~