Definition

Noun: - Military spending, military expenditure: Money allocated from a national budget for the armed forces, including costs for personnel, equipment, operations, and maintenance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngân sách quốc gia dành một phần lớn cho binh phí. (The national budget allocates a large portion to military spending.)
  • Việc cắt giảm binh phí là một chủ đề tranh luận. (Cutting military expenditure is a topic of debate.)
  • Binh phí năm nay đã tăng 5% so với năm ngoái. (This year's military spending has increased by 5% compared to last year.)

Advanced Usage

• "kiểm soát binh phí": to control military spending.
  • Quốc hội có nhiệm vụ kiểm soát binh phí. (The parliament has the duty to control military spending.)
• "bội chi binh phí": military budget deficit.
  • Bội chi binh phí có thể ảnh hưởng đến nền kinh tế. (A military budget deficit can affect the economy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngân sách quốc phòng (n): Defense budget. (A closely related term, often used interchangeably in broader contexts, though "binh phí" can be more specific to operational costs.)
• Chi tiêu quân sự (n): Military expenditure. (A direct synonym.)

Synonyms

• Chi phí quân sự: Military costs.
• Tiêu dùng quốc phòng: Defense consumption (a more technical/economic term).

Related Phrases

(Note: "Binh phí" is a compound noun and is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions in Vietnamese.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word "binh phí".)

noun

1. Military spending