| 单词 | expenditure |
| 释义 | expenditure (ɪkspendɪtʃəʳ ) Word forms: expenditures 1. variable noun Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something. [formal] Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure. They should cut their expenditure on defence. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense. Synonyms: spending, payment, expense, outgoings 2. uncountable noun Expenditure of something such as time or energy is the using of that thing for a particular purpose. [formal] The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort. [+ of] Synonyms: consumption, use, using, application Quotations: Expenditure rises to meet incomeThe Law and the Profits Collocations: additional expenditure Your damages will include any additional expenditure reasonably attributable to the delay. Times, Sunday Times Additional expenditure on personal protective equipment or the track and trace system, for example, could take total spending far above the plans set out in the last budget. Times,Sunday Times Additional expenditures brought the total price to almost $78,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The spokesman said that forecasts take into account the restraining effect of high interest rates on consumer expenditure. Times, Sunday Times Our second idea relates to ensuring that pension savings are redeployed directly into the real economy by encouraging consumer expenditure. Times, Sunday Times In the hierarchy of consumer expenditure, health ranks near the top. Times, Sunday Times Yet he warned that even then it would not be 'plain sailing' but merely a return to slow growth in consumer expenditure. Times, Sunday Times Fears over consumer expenditure have dampened enthusiasm for the sector, particularly after a profit warning from 888 last month. Times, Sunday Times Today, we select the apps that will keep track of your daily expenditure; we also give you tips on how to make budgeting a habit. Times, Sunday Times My new, cold accountant's eye also fell upon my daily expenditure on lunches and snacks. Times, Sunday Times It took several days for any sort of policy response to emerge and the announced 5 million relief package amounts to only 0.2 per cent of the government's daily expenditure. Times, Sunday Times The average daily expenditure on an elephant amounts to around 7000 rupees, over $50. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the peak of construction 15,000 people were employed with daily expenditure over 3 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And he warned of 'a ten per cent reduction in departmental expenditure limits'. The Sun Those are the three biggest bits of public service spending, accounting for about 60 per cent of the departmental expenditure limits normally dealt with in spending reviews. Times,Sunday Times It also prepares matters concerning expenditure limits for expenditure areas and estimates of state revenue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It so happens that in many of these cases of proprietary estoppel there has been expenditure of money. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book discusses an assortment of them and explains why one should not devote much time, effort, or expenditure of money to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was cleared of all wrongdoing in 1734 after a great deal of political maneuvering and substantial expenditure of money, but he never recovered emotionally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five hundred rebel guerrilla cavalry will undo in a week the ornamental work... done at so great an expenditure of money and of most precious time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Public sector current expenditure rises by more than 2.5% over the same period. Times, Sunday Times As a result, tax revenue growth could stall as government expenditure rises to cover extra benefit claims. Times, Sunday Times For any country the public expenditure rises constantly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She says other people could benefit too for about 2,000 extra expenditure. Times, Sunday Times Only half planned ahead for their extra expenditure by taking foreign currency. The Sun Money was lavished upon the decor and inventory, and the extra expenditure did not escape the ire of its critics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although there needs to be a planned process to approve extra expenditures, a church must learn to live within its budget. Christianity Today They do so despite gigantic health expenditure. Times, Sunday Times In a nationalised system the number of consultants for a speciality should be based on population need and be comparable with other nations with similar health expenditure. Times, Sunday Times The government used only 16.8% of the total health expenditure in the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Private health expenditure accounts for 30% of health care financing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Faced with the growing health expenditure, changes have affected entire healthcare systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have always kept a tight hold on household expenditure. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Housing costs are the largest item of household expenditure but also vary the most from place to place. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Over the same period, UK household expenditure increased by only 3.7 %. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was a huge expenditure but it's paid for itself already. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, our overflowing jails are causing huge expenditure while not deterring offending, nor providing real protection for the public. Times, Sunday Times Her huge expenditure on receptions and clothes belied her claims of sickness, but he remained a generous husband and continued to pay her bills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spent $100,000 (over two million dollars today) to build his impressive mansiona huge expenditure for any home of that periodcompleting it in 1892. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The expense of mounting ever more elaborate scenic productions drove the two competing theatre companies into a dangerous spiral of huge expenditure and correspondingly huge losses or profits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has urged senior colleagues to increase expenditure on big capital projects - despite forecasts that tax revenues are about to collapse. Times, Sunday Times They have increased expenditure beyond the capacity of departments to absorb it. Times, Sunday Times Better teachers and better schools are good things in themselves, he says, but increased expenditure on education has not really improved test scores by much. Times, Sunday Times Though he increased productivity, he increased expenditures, which also negatively affected his popularity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At first glance that appears surprising, given the enormous level of expenditure on health and other public services. Times,Sunday Times In the first four years of operation, there are no accounts to record the level of expenditure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We already know that current levels of expenditure are unsustainable for the independent teams. Times, Sunday Times The audit shows an unacceptable level of expenditures for which proper documentation was not provided. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Economists have criticized the government's fiscal policy, whose level of expenditures and indebtness has increase significantly within the past decade while the economy was grown at a much slower pace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They want cuts in public expenditure because countries with low expenditure need to borrow less and therefore enjoy higher credit ratings. Times, Sunday Times Vulnerable households are generally found to have low expenditure levels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It features a mix of public and private services, relatively low expenditure, high patient success rates and low mortality rates, and high consumer satisfaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, this activity, combined with the low expenditure on means-tested bursary support, was not substantial enough to mitigate the level of fees charged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Organic maintenance means no expenditures for toxic chemicals, and lower expenditures for watering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That year the new coalition government froze its 540m a year advertising budget and cut marketing expenditure by 50%. Times, Sunday Times However, the dramatic increase in online marketing expenditure meant that the market saw a 2.5 per cent increase from 2004 to 2005. Times, Sunday Times Due to the downturn, a number of clients cut their marketing expenditure, and the group saw sales fall to 168.2m in 2010. Times, Sunday Times More than two-thirds of the firms we surveyed said they planned to keep sales and marketing expenditure at current levels for the next 12 months. Times, Sunday Times There was also a decline in the amount of digital advertising that it sold on its browser and mobile apps as companies put their marketing expenditure on hold. Times,Sunday Times And they failed to deliver, despite 13 years of massive expenditure. Times, Sunday Times There are demands for the water industry to engage in massive expenditure, which we must all pay for. Times, Sunday Times The founders had given the provinces responsibility for health care, education, and welfare when these were only minor concerns; by 1937, however, these had all become massive expenditure areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city council was very short of money, local taxes having been frozen for a number of years and a massive expenditure made in the tram system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No single item of military expenditure comes close, with the sole exception of the nuclear deterrent. Times, Sunday Times The revenues they collected from their own lands were not sufficient to run the administration of the state and finance their large military expenditure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cuts in military expenditure meant that taking the offensive was now impossible and a defensive strategy was all they could have. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In recent years the government has increased the military expenditure across all branches and embarked on a rapid modernization programme. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The military expenditure for 1761-62 to 1770-71 was 44 percent of the total spending of 22 million pounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legal filings detailed six homes, 11 country club memberships and a monthly expenditure of $230,000. Times,Sunday Times The changes will mean further scrutiny of monthly expenditure. Times, Sunday Times For a family with two cars, the monthly expenditure on petrol has risen by 32.51. Times, Sunday Times They claimed their monthly expenditure was more than 50,000, much of which went to qat traders. Times, Sunday Times Armies are recruited in the cities, and their maintenance contributes to the monthly expenditure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A statement yesterday said that overall expenditure had been reduced by 22 million, mainly driven by lower player costs 'and this trend will continue'. Times, Sunday Times For example, leases commonly require the landlord to produce annual accounts of overall expenditure and a certificate from an accountant or surveyor calculating the leaseholder's service charges. Times, Sunday Times Overall expenditure has stagnated in these two key sectors. Outlook India That, to me, means significant overall expenditure growth rather than a significant cut. Times, Sunday Times In short, the committee oversees the overall expenditure of the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these agencies would have to reconsider their strategy if it were not possible to obtain the full clinical and commercial benefit from the planned expenditure of taxpayers' funds. Times, Sunday Times He defined an inflationary gap as an excess of planned expenditure over the available output at pre-inflation or base prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Budget defecits can usually be calculated by subtractng the total planned expenditure from the ttal available budget. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New investment projects represented about 40% of the budget, and personnel and internal and external debt payments represented about one-third of planned expenditures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Certainly, they would have to reduce expenditure and stop gilding the lily. Times, Sunday Times Hospital chiefs aim to reduce expenditure on equipment while treating more patients in less time, with fewer 'bed days'. The Sun Reduce expenditure now and start investing properly in a balanced portfolio. Times, Sunday Times Regularly check your budget and make changes where you can in order to reduce expenditure. Times,Sunday Times This would greatly reduce expenditure and ease the workload in most hospitals, which would enable us to focus on expansion of service delivery and improvement in the quality of care. ST This mismatch became later known as the 10/90 gap (in health research expenditure). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During his tenure, research expenditures increased from $212 million to $425 million, computers became required for all students, and enrollment increased from 13,000 to 18,000 students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Together they account for 3% of the country's researchers but receive 10% of national research expenditures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 2004 fiscal year, research expenditures surpassed $490 million, leading to a myriad of important breakthroughs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, he criticized the financing of university degrees as supporting idleness, and agricultural and forestry research expenditures as excessive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The arts receive £400m a year from central government, 0.05 % of its total expenditure. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Let's say that the average price of furniture is $100 per piece and that you buy 10 new pieces per year for a total expenditure of $1,000. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) The average household spent £59 a week, or 11 per cent of total expenditure, on food and non-alcoholic drinks in 2013, the Office for National Statistics reported. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I do have one luxury, an unnecessary expenditure, and that's buying stuff for my various collections. Times, Sunday Times Those sensible amongst us will tighten our belts and sensibly cut down on unnecessary expenditure. The Sun But with the timing of the upturn so uncertain, they are also keen to avoid unnecessary expenditure. Times, Sunday Times Notional charging offers the tantalising prospect of limiting unnecessary expenditure on health without adversely affecting health. Times, Sunday Times Costs on the refit have been kept to a minimum by cutting out unnecessary expenditure. Times, Sunday Times Either way, he will be watching the auditor-general's report to see who gets hammered for the wasteful expenditure. ST The council's board has been accused of, among other things, wasteful expenditure and flouting rules of corporate governance. ST He saw a lack of direction among the youth and wasteful expenditure by households as reasons for social evils. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A single phased plan for enabling good governance could mitigate the risks and preeempt any wasteful expenditure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He organized hundreds of marriages, and always asked the couple to stay simple and avoid wasteful expenditure on pomp and show. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 花费 Japanese: 支出 |
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