expenditure

noun

ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər How to pronounce expenditure (audio)
-də-ˌchu̇r,
-də-ˌt(y)u̇r
1
: the act or process of expending
an expenditure of energy
2
: something expended : disbursement, expense
income should exceed expenditures

Examples of expenditure in a Sentence

an increase in military expenditures an increase in military expenditure vast expenditures of time and effort The energy expenditure was significant. the expenditure of funds for the new school The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part.
Recent Examples on the Web With its preferred yearly inflation measure – the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index – falling swiftly from a 40-year high of 7%, the Fed has paused since July. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 But the widow had fallen into financial trouble, depleting her savings and needing a way to meet day-to-day expenditures. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Last fall, Healey proposed a bond bill that includes $1.6 billion in funding for capital expenditures in public housing, more than double the previous allocation. Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024 Inflation—as measured by the central bank’s favorite gauge, the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index—jumped 0.4% last month, and 2.8% from a year ago, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. Will Daniel, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 The decision will save the automaker more than $2.25 billion in capital expenditures, the company said in a filing Thursday. Edward Ludlow, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 The chancellor also unveiled an increase in the rate of tax credit by 5 percentage points and removal of the 80 percent cap for visual effects costs in the audio visual expenditure credit. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 At Casa Fina in Boyle Heights, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago — who in early returns held a lead of fewer than 300 votes over Jurado for second place — thanked the alphabet soup’s worth of unions that had contributed over half a million dollars in independent expenditures on his behalf. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The eligible expenditure ceiling of this was recently raised from $75 million per project to $134 million, with an eye on attracting major big budget projects to Irish shores. Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

irregular from expend

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of expenditure was in 1769

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Cite this Entry

“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expenditure. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

expenditure

noun
ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər How to pronounce expenditure (audio)
-də-ˌchu̇(ə)r
1
: the act of spending (as money, time, or energy)
2
: something that is spent

Legal Definition

expenditure

noun
ex·​pen·​di·​ture ik-ˈspen-di-chər, -ˌchu̇r How to pronounce expenditure (audio)
1
: the act or process of paying out
2
: something paid out see also capital expenditure

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