antispending

English

Alternative forms

• anti-spending

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

English spend

English -ing

English spending

English antispending

From anti- + spending.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Adjective

antispending (comparative more antispending, superlative most antispending)

1. (politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending

   He ran on an antispending platform.