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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

/ ɪˈɛԻɪʃə /

noun

  1. something expended, such as time or money
  2. the act of expending
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • v··Իi·ٳܰ noun
  • e·Իi·ٳܰ noun
  • p··Իi·ٳܰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expenditure1

1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (variant of ŧԲܲ, past participle of expendere; expend ) + -ure
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Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said despite the government receiving a "substantial boost in income" from taxation, "expenditure rose by more, largely due to inflation-related costs, including higher pay and benefit increases".

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The district attorney’s office said in its release that Measures, who was president of KMR, diverted the money to cover business expenses, creditors and personal expenditures.

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Taylor received a financial boost from tech and business leaders who funneled tens of thousands of dollars into independent expenditure committees supporting his candidacy.

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He received a financial boost by tech and business leaders who funneled tens of thousands of dollars toward electing Taylor through independent expenditure committees backing his candidacy.

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That’s the kind of wasted expenditure Musk claims to be rooting out, but it exists largely because of the immense political power of the military-industrial complex.

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