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Ability To Buy Until Replacing Shop Contents Wore Off Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SPENDING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SPENDING

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We think the answer is "SPENDING" which means:

    noun
  • • The act of spending or disbursing money
  • • Money paid out; an amount spent
  • verb
  • • To pay out (money).
  • • To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
  • • To squander.
  • • To exhaust, to wear out.
  • • To consume, to use up (time).
  • • To have an orgasm; to ejaculate sexually.
  • • To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
  • • To be diffused; to spread.
  • • To break ground; to continue working.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Her excessive spending on clothes has resulted in a lot of debt."
  • • "The company's spending on marketing has increased significantly this year."

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