expenditure
noun
the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
expenditures
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pluralof expenditure.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Investors are rewarding companies that are showing clear payoffs from their capital expenditures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
But it also continued to spend heavily, with capital expenditures exceeding $18 billion in the three months ending in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The company’s capital expenditures connected to the AI business amounted to $15.8 billion during the quarter, accounting for around 86% of the total.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Recent economic data, including the latest consumer-price index and personal-consumption expenditures reports, showed that inflation had begun to cool, at least in June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In his private practice Burnham was accustomed to having complete control over expenditures needed to build his skyscrapers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
