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

/ ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə /

noun

1. something expended, such as time or money
2. the act of expending

Other Words From

• over·ex·pendi·ture noun
• preex·pendi·ture noun
• super·ex·pendi·ture noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of expenditure¹

1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (variant of expēnsus, past participle of expendere; expend ) + -ure

Example Sentences

That tactic could enable him, for example, to stop parts of President Biden’s clean energy program from being implemented, even though Congress has already approved the expenditures.

From Los Angeles Times

Michelle Jacobs, a former Florida law professor, said that even purchases for equipment and furnishings were used to increase the rankings, by increasing expenditures per student.

From New York Times

The department was announced by Trump as a cost-cutting bureau focused on slashing "wasteful expenditures," with few details about how his administration intends to make the department an official government body.

From Salon

He said despite a recruitment freeze and reducing operational expenditure, the university was still looking at a deficit of between £25m and £30m next year.

From BBC

DfI figures show there have been almost 120,000 road defects and potholes recorded in Northern Ireland since January this year, and structural maintenance expenditure has been increasing year on year.

From BBC

Related Words

• amount
• consumption
• cost
• disbursement
• expense
• figure
• investment
• outlay
• output
• price
• rate
• spending
• value