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- Dictionaryexpenditure/ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə/
noun
- 1. the action of spending funds: "the expenditure of taxpayers' money" Similar Opposite
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1. : the act or process of expending. an expenditure of energy. 2. : something expended : disbursement, expense. income should exceed expenditures. Synonyms. charge. cost. disbursement. expense. outgo. outlay. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of expenditure in a Sentence.
EXPENDITURE definition: 1. the total amount of money that a government or person spends: 2. the act of using or spending…. Learn more.
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.
Expenditure definition: the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.. See examples of EXPENDITURE used in a sentence.
Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something. [formal] Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure. They should cut their expenditure on defence. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
noun. /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə (r)/ /ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/ [uncountable, countable] the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent. a reduction in public/government/military expenditure. plans to increase expenditure on health. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
noun. 1. spending, payment, expense, outgoings, cost, charge, outlay, disbursement The government should reduce their expenditure on defence. 2. consumption, use, using, application, output The rewards justified the expenditure of effort. Quotations.
EXPENDITURE definition: 1. the total amount of money that a government or person spends: 2. the use of energy, time, or…. Learn more.
expenditure (somewhat formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization, or a person: expenditure on education expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working, that your employer will pay back to you later: legal expenses travel expenses
noun. expenditures. The act or process of expending; outlay. American Heritage. The act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc. Webster's New World. The amount of money, time, etc. expended; expense. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An expense. American Heritage. (uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
