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   Ex·pend·i·ture

   /ikˈspendəCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of spending funds: "the expenditure of taxpayers' money" Similar spendingpaying outoutlaydisbursementdoling outlavishingsquanderingwastewastingfrittering (away)dissipationdissipatingOpposite savingconservation
   • ▪ an amount of money spent: "cuts in public expenditure" Similar outgoingscostspaymentsexpensesoverheadsduesmoney spentspendingoutlayOpposite income

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere (see expend).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expenditureExpenditure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Expenditure is the act or process of expending something, such as money, time, or energy. It can also mean something that is spent, such as a disbursement or an expense.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › expenditureEXPENDITURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Expenditure is the total amount of money, time, or effort that is spent by a government, person, or organization. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of expenditure with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Expenditure definition: the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.. See examples of EXPENDITURE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › expenditureEXPENDITURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Expenditure is the total amount of money that a government or person spends, or the use of energy, time, or money. Learn more about this formal word and see translations in different languages.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expenditureExpenditure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An expenditure is money spent on something. Expenditure is often used when people are talking about budgets. It is the government's job to decide what to do with tax money collected, or in other words, to determine the expenditure of public funds. The word is more than a long way of saying expense.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › expenditureEXPENDITURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Expenditure is the total amount of money, time, or effort that is spent. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as business, economics, and politics, with examples and collocations.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › expenditureEXPENDITURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · Expenditure is the spending of money or something else for a particular purpose, or the amount of money or something else spent. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and usage of expenditure with Collins English Dictionary.