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| account |
a record of money spent or received. [2/6 definitions] |
| budget |
a plan for how much money will be spent and earned during a certain period. [2/3 definitions] |
| expenditure |
something which is paid out or spent. [1/2 definitions] |
| overhead |
the general expenses of a business. Money spent for heat, rent, electricity, or taxes is part of the overhead of running a business. [1/3 definitions] |
| profitable |
of a business, bringing in more money than is spent; financially successful. [1/2 definitions] |
| run out |
to disappear because of use; to become used up or spent. [1/2 definitions] |
| spent |
"Spent" is the past tense and past participle of "spend." |
| time |
the length of the period spent at work in a given day or week. [1/15 definitions] |
| week |
the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days. [1/2 definitions] |
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