ex·pen·di·ture

(ĭk-spĕn′dĭ-chər)

1. The act or process of expending; outlay.

a. An amount expended.

b. An expense.

[Medieval Latin expenditus, past participle of expendere, to expend; see expend + -ure.]

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expenditure

(ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə)

1. something expended, such as time or money

2. the act of expending

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ex•pend•i•ture

(ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər)

n.

1. the act of expending something, esp. funds.

2. something that is expended; expense.

[1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit(us), for Latin expēnsus, (see expense) + -ure]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	expenditure - money paid out; an amount spent outgo, outlay, spending transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services
	2.	expenditure - the act of spending money for goods or services expending outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money
	3.	expenditure - the act of consuming something using up, consumption depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly burnup - the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)

expenditure

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 rises to meet income" [C. Northcote Parkinson The Law and the Profits]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

expenditure

noun

Something expended to obtain a benefit or desired result:

cost, disbursement, expense, outlay.

Translations

إِنْفَاقإنْفاق، مَصْروف

výdaj

forbrugudgift

Ausgabe Kosten Verbrauch

δαπάνη

gasto

kulut

dépense dépenses sortie

troškovi

notkun, eyîsla, útgjöld

spesa dispendio

支出

지출

spotrebovanie

utlägg

การใช้จ่ายเงิน

harcamaharcamalar

chi tiêu

支出花费

expenditure

[ɪksˈpendɪtʃəʳ] N [of money] → gasto m, desembolso m; [of time, effort] → gasto m, empleo m; (= money spent) → gastos mpl
I resent the expenditure of time and effort on trivialities → me molesta el empleo de or me molesta emplear tiempo y esfuerzo en cosas triviales
see also capital C
see also public C

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

expenditure

[ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə^r] n → dépenses fpl
to cut expenditure on sth → réduire les dépenses en qch
expenditure of sth → dépense de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

expenditure

(= money spent) → Ausgaben pl

(= spending, of money) → Ausgabe f; (of time, energy) → Aufwand m (→ on an +dat); the expenditure of money on … → Geld auszugeben für …; expenditure of time/energy → Zeit-/Energieaufwand m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

expenditure

[ɪksˈpɛndɪtʃəʳ] n (of money) → spesa; (of time, effort) → dispendio
an item of expenditure → una spesa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

expend

(ikˈspend) verb

to use or spend (supplies etc).

exˈpenditure (-tʃə) noun

the act of spending. the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500.

exˈpense (-s) noun

1. the spending of money etc; cost. I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.

2. a cause of spending. What an expense clothes are!

exˈpenses (-siz) noun plural

money spent in carrying out a job etc. His firm paid his travelling expenses.

exˈpensive (-siv) adjective

costing a great deal. expensive clothes.

at the expense of

1. being paid for by; at the cost of. He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.

2. making (a person) appear ridiculous. He told a joke at his wife's expense.

expenditure

→ إِنْفَاق výdaj forbrug Kosten δαπάνη gasto kulut dépense troškovi spesa 支出 지출 besteding utgift wydatek despesa затраты utlägg การใช้จ่ายเงิน harcamalar chi tiêu 花费

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