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📖What it means
Money actually gone — measured from the ledger, never estimated. The distinction from budget is the whole point: one is what happened, the other is what was allowed.
⚖️What it is NOT
The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.
Not: Budget
Spend is what happened; a budget is what was permitted.
Not: Cost
Spend is the aggregate over a period; cost is what one thing came to.
🗣️Also called
actualmoney spentoutlay