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# AWS::Budgets::Budget Spend
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The amount of cost or usage that's measured for a budget.

*Cost example:* A `Spend` for `3 USD` of costs has the following parameters:
+ An `Amount` of `3`
+ A `Unit` of `USD`

*Usage example:* A `Spend` for `3 GB` of S3 usage has the following parameters:
+ An `Amount` of `3`
+ A `Unit` of `GB`

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Amount](#cfn-budgets-budget-spend-amount)" : {{Number}},
  "[Unit](#cfn-budgets-budget-spend-unit)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Amount](#cfn-budgets-budget-spend-amount): {{Number}}
  [Unit](#cfn-budgets-budget-spend-unit): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Amount`  <a name="cfn-budgets-budget-spend-amount"></a>
The cost or usage amount that's associated with a budget forecast, actual spend, or budget threshold.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Number  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Unit`  <a name="cfn-budgets-budget-spend-unit"></a>
The unit of measurement that's used for the budget forecast, actual spend, or budget threshold.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## See also
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+ [Spend](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_budgets_Spend.html) in the *AWS Cost Explorer Service Cost Management APIs*