expenditure

American  

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /

noun

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

2. something that is expended; expense.

   Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.

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expenditure British  

/ ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə /

noun

1. something expended, such as time or money

2. the act of expending

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Other Word Forms

• overexpenditure noun
• preexpenditure noun
• superexpenditure noun

Etymology

Origin of expenditure

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

Example Sentences

But he acknowledged that the Fed’s preferred metric, core personal consumption expenditures inflation, is running near 3% and that policymakers shouldn’t switch opportunistically between price measures to justify a preferred outcome.

From Barron's

The market has started to become nervous over soaring hyperscaler capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch

It is typically calculated as cash flow from operating activities minus capital expenditures, or capex.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite current demand, the memory-chip industry is cyclical; rising capital expenditure and new technologies pose long-term risks to the market.

From Barron's

Despite current demand, the memory-chip industry is cyclical; rising capital expenditure and new technologies pose long-term risks to the market.

From Barron's

Related Words

• amount
• consumption
• cost
• disbursement
• expense
• figure
• investment
• outlay
• output
• price
• rate
• spending
• value