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How to pronounce expenditure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms outgo, outlay, spending
Type of transferred property, transferred possession
Has types expense, cost, transfer payment
Derivation expend
Type Words
Synonyms expending
Type of outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement
Derivation expend
Type Words
Synonyms consumption, using up
Type of depletion
Has types burnup
Derivation expend

Examples of expenditure

expenditure
Government expenditure on social housing, health and education remains positive.
From the hemscott.com
Furthermore, expenditure reduction was identified as a key element for recovery.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
A severance payment to her should have been recorded as a political expenditure.
From the post-gazette.com
Most expect to authorise more IT expenditure, most expect their revenue to grow.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Poll after poll show people want more expenditure on jobs, health and education.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Italy's expenditure on pensions will soon start to shrink from its current high.
From the economist.com
He required that he personally sign off on each real estate-related expenditure.
From the heraldtribune.com
The average total travel expenditure for museum directors last year was $19,292.
From the washingtonpost.com
This is an even more outrageous public expenditure than the Wall Street bailout.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Outgo: money paid out; an amount spent
  • Expending: the act of spending money for goods or services
  • Consumption: the act of consuming something
  • In business, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something, and hence is not available for use anymore. In economics, a cost is an alternative that is given up as a result of a decision. ...
  • Act of expending or paying out; An amount expended; an expense; an outlay
  • (Expenditures (Consumer Expenditure Survey)) Expenditures consist of the transaction costs, including excise and sales taxes, of goods and services acquired during the interview or recordkeeping period. ...
  • (expenditures) Decreases in net financial resources. Expenditures include current operating expenses which require the current or future use of net current assets, debt service and capital outlays.
  • (Expenditures) The actual spending of money, as distinguished from the appropriation of it. Expenditures are made by the disbursing officers of the administration; appropriations are made only by Congress. ...
  • (expenditures) Amounts paid or incurred for all purposes, including expenses, provision for retirement of debt, and capital outlays.