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

The report also includes the personal-consumption expenditures price index—the Fed’s preferred inflation metric—and now is expected to be published Dec. 5.

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He acknowledged that Meta could increase its capital expenditures at a faster rate than rivals, and that the company will be putting a greater portion of its revenue toward these AI costs as well.

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"The reading carries heightened importance following the postponement of October's personal consumption expenditures report, originally scheduled for 26 November, which removes a key datapoint from policymakers' assessment framework," wrote IG market analyst Fabien Yip.

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A modest increase in its cost of debt shouldn’t make a big difference to the company, given that its interest expense would still be dwarfed by its capital expenditures.

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Meanwhile, Apple’s modest capital expenditures — which garnered harsh criticism earlier this year — have proved to be a useful hedge against fears of overspending on AI.

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