expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher]

noun

1. the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.

2. something that is expended; expense.

   Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.

expenditure

/ ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə /

noun

1. something expended, such as time or money

2. the act of expending

Other Word Forms

• overexpenditure noun
• preexpenditure noun
• superexpenditure noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of expenditure¹

1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (variant of expēnsus, past participle of expendere; expend ) + -ure

Example Sentences

However, Helfstein argued that pricing will be more resilient as capacity utilization improves, and Amazon’s return on investment for its AI capital expenditures should also improve going forward.

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Among the reports due for release are private jobs creation, services activity and personal consumption expenditure -- the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation.

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It is a unique case, the group said, as Taiwan’s capital expenditures on plants and equipment are expected to rise 30% this year, up from a 13% increase last year.

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis will finally release the personal consumption expenditures price index for September on Friday after the data was delayed by the government shutdown.

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Next week, investors will get a look at the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal-consumption expenditures price index.

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