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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdépenses militaires
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.pɑ̃s mi.li.tɛʁ/
"Le gouvernement a voté une augmentation des dépenses militaires."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The financial resources allocated by a national government to maintain and develop its armed forces and defense capabilities.
"Several nations have significantly increased their military spending in response to growing geopolitical tensions." - 2
The total amount of money spent by a country on defense-related goods, personnel, research, and operations over a specific fiscal period.
"Global military spending reached an all-time high last year."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'military', originating from the Latin 'militaris' (pertaining to soldiers or war), and 'spending', derived from the Old English 'spendan' (to expend or pay out). As a compound noun phrase, it gained widespread prominence in 20th-century economic and political discourse to describe national budgetary allocations for defense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Military spending" is said worldwide
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dépenses militaires
Transliteration: /de.pɑ̃s mi.li.tɛʁ/
"Le gouvernement a voté une augmentation des dépenses militaires."
Militärausgaben
Transliteration: /miliˈtɛːɐ̯ˌʔaʊsɡaːbn̩/
"Die Militärausgaben des Landes sind im letzten Jahr gestiegen."
spesa militare
Transliteration: /ˈspesa miliˈtaːre/
"Il parlamento sta discutendo la nuova spesa militare."
gasto militar
Transliteration: /ˈɡasto miliˈtaɾ/
"El gobierno anunció un recorte en el gasto militar."
gasto militar
Transliteration: /ˈɡastu miliˈtaʁ/
"O orçamento nacional prevê um aumento no gasto militar."
सैन्य खर्च
Transliteration: sainya kharch
"देश के सैन्य खर्च में इस वर्ष वृद्धि हुई है।"
军费开支
Transliteration: jūnfèi kāizhī
"各国都在密切关注区域内的军费开支变化。"
군사비 지출
Transliteration: gunsabi jichul
"정부는 내년도 군사비 지출을 확대하기로 결정했다."
軍事費
Transliteration: gunjifi
"今年の軍事費は過去最高を更新しました。"
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