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Having vs Spending - What's the difference?

having | spending |

As verbs the difference between having and spending

is that having is while spending is .

As nouns the difference between having and spending

is that having is something owned; possession; goods; estate while spending is an amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.

having

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll lend you something; my having is not much.
  • * 1875 , Tennyson, Queen Mary
    • Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade,
    Your rights and charters hobnail' d into slush

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    spending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent