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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Oracle has generated controversy over its heavy capital expenditures and the debt it’s taken on to support its AI expansion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Under Pennsylvania law, any committee spending more than $250 to influence an election, including a judicial retention race, must register and disclose its donors and expenditures.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Across three critical drivers of its AI future—cloud computing, capital expenditures and its relationship with OpenAI—the company’s disclosures fall well short of what investors need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas expects SpaceX to book about $53 billion in AI-related capital expenditures in 2026, along with another $130 billion in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
On small things I was thrifty enough; no expenditures on “carousing,” flashy clothes, or any of the other indulgences that are often smugly believed to undermine the budgets of the poor.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
