expenditure

English

Etymology

From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“I weigh, I pay out”), +‎ -ure (“process or result”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/, /ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/, /ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ex‧pen‧di‧ture

Noun

expenditure (usually uncountable, plural expenditures)

1. (uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.

   • Expend definition

     to consume, exhaust (1 of 2 expend definitions)

   • Pay definition

     To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. (1 of 8 pay definitions)
2. (uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

   The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.

   • Amount definition

     The total, aggregate or sum of material . (1 of 3 amount definitions)

   • Expense definition

     A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. (1 of 3 expense definitions)

Synonyms

• (act of expending):
• (amount expended): disbursement, expense, payment, cost, charge, outlay

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