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expenditure

ex·pen·di·ture

UK/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ US/ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ uncommon

noun

1.

money paid out

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2.

the act of spending money for goods or services

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • capital expenditure
  • energy expenditure
  • government expenditure
  • operating expenditure

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