noun
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something expended, such as time or money
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the act of expending
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
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On deck this week are February’s consumer price index, January’s personal consumption expenditures index, more jobs news, and Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment reading.
From Barron's
On deck this week are February’s consumer price index, January’s personal consumption expenditures index, more jobs news, and Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment reading.
From Barron's
On deck this week are February’s consumer price index, January’s personal consumption expenditures index, more jobs news, and Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment reading.
From Barron's
This week will see the release of more inflation data, with February’s consumer-price index due Wednesday and January’s delayed personal-consumption expenditures index coming on Friday.
From MarketWatch
This week will see the release of more inflation data, with February’s consumer-price index due Wednesday and January’s delayed personal-consumption expenditures index coming on Friday.
From MarketWatch
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