expenditure

pronunciation

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Noun:

money paid out
the act of spending money for goods or services
the act of consuming something

Word Origin

expenditure (n.): 1769, "act of expending," from Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere "to weigh out; to pay out" (see expend) + -ure. Meaning "that which is expended" is from 1791. Related: Expenditures.

Synonym

n.

outgo price fee out-goings cost overhead spending charge disbursement outlay payment expense

n.

drain depletion exhaustion use consumption

Antonym

n.

Example

1. Capital expenditure is a hindrance rather than a help .

2. Education and childcare remains the biggest expenditure for parents .

3. The huge political expenditure has fuelled a toxic atmosphere in mild-mannered wisconsin .

4. The previous labour government pledged to cover half of the capital expenditure .

5. A similar tale can be told of families postponing expenditure and precipitating unemployment .

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