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Pending vs Spending - What's the difference?

pending | spending |

As verbs the difference between pending and spending

is that pending is present participle of lang=en while spending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective pending

is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

As a preposition pending

is while waiting for something; until.

As a noun spending is

an amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.

pending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending

    • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.

    • spending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

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