expenditure

[ ik-spen-di-cher ]

/ ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /

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noun

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

something that is expended; expense: Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.

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Origin of expenditure

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

OTHER WORDS FROM expenditure

o·ver·ex·pend·i·ture, nounpre·ex·pend·i·ture, nounsu·per·ex·pend·i·ture, noun

Words nearby expenditure

expellee, expeller, expellers, expend, expendable, expenditure, expense, expense account, expensive, experience, experienced

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How to use expenditure in a sentence

These unexpected expenditures come as the coronavirus pandemic has pummeled local budgets and hit a corner of government — election administration — that’s been underfunded for decades.
Vote by mail: Which states allow absentee voting|Kate Rabinowitz, Brittany Mayes|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
In his new role, he will manage freelance reporting expenditures and continue to play a central role in the newsroom’s efforts to streamline its increasingly complex production pipeline.
ProPublica Announces Six Staff Promotions, Creates New Masthead Team|by ProPublica|September 8, 2020|ProPublica
In addition, you find that business investment expenditure moving towards better capital, to more productive technology is deeply entrenched amongst corporations.
Want to see Japan’s future? Look past Shinzo Abe’s immediate successor, economist says|Veta Chan|September 3, 2020|Fortune
Lufthansa, for example, put over 27,000 of its workers onto Kurzarbeit back in March, a move that helped it cut operational expenditure by a whopping 59%.
‘We will do this together’: Germany will continue subsidizing workers’ wages through the end of 2021|David Meyer|August 26, 2020|Fortune

All of this can happen without any intervention of the Court or expenditure of judicial resources.
Apple fires back at Epic Games, saying it sought ‘side’ deal on Fortnite fee|Verne Kopytoff|August 21, 2020|Fortune
Still, the numbers give you a rough idea of the ballpark expenditure.
See How Much It’ll Cost to Book Your Favorite Musical Act, From Taylor Swift to Phosphorescent|Marlow Stern|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The average per pupil expenditure for elementary school students in Illinois is approximately $11,600 per year.
How a 1973 Supreme Court Decision Has Contributed to Our Inequality|Geoffrey R. Stone|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you talk about these tussles with Russia, Russia is four percent of military expenditure.
Julian Assange Blasts NSA Spying, Says ‘Obama Administration Isn’t Serious’at SXSW|Marlow Stern|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Utilization went up, out-of-pocket expenditure went down, and the freqency of depression diagnoses was lower.
Study: Giving People Government Health Insurance May Not Make them Any Healthier|Megan McArdle|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The deep cuts to public expenditure demanded by the IMF led to a mass revolt by the unions.
Margaret Thatcher: The Accidental Feminist|Amanda Foreman|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whether his annual expenditure be fifty pounds or fifty thousand, he tries to get his money's worth.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Any comparison based on expenditure per gun must therefore be misleading.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A good, strong material will be found cheapest in the end, though the actual expenditure of money may be larger at first.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
After her death he gave up society, so that this item of expenditure diminished perceptibly.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
In fact, each successive increase of weight is obtained at a greater expenditure of food.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for expenditure

expenditure

/ (ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə) /

noun

something expended, such as time or money

the act of expending

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