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 More Synonyms of expenditure
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 More Synonyms of expenditure
expenditure in British English
(ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə)
noun
1.
something expended, such as time or money
2.
the act of expending
expenditure in American English
(ɛkˈspɛndɪtʃər; ɪkˈspɛndətʃər)
noun
1.
the act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc.
2.
the amount of money, time, etc. expended; expense
Word origin
< ML expenditus, irreg. pp. for L expendere + -ure
COBUILD Collocations
expenditure
household expenditure
total expenditure
Examples of 'expenditure' in a sentence
expenditure
The advantage of most hosted solutions is the limited capital expenditure required.
Computing (2010)
Airbnb puts them down to factors like wages and higher capital expenditure.
The Sun (2016)
It is unrealistic to expect the young and naive to feel more responsibility for public expenditure than government does.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The stressed monthly mortgage payment feeds into a wider income and expenditure assessment that can vary from lender to lender.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Businesses are cautious about investing and capital expenditure was flat after a 0.1 per cent decline in the previous three months.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An aide wrote the extra spending meant'going into reserves or cutting programme expenditure '.
The Sun (2016)
This contrasts with the rest of the self-assessment tax return, which involves only income and expenditure during the relevant year.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The majority expected to cut company spending in 2017, though hiring and capital expenditure intentions improved slightly on three months earlier.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The need to cut back expenditure and to drive value for money both require big changes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There were dials in plain view that measured the energy expenditure.
Asimov, Isaac The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)
The current financial situation means we have to reduce public expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Was it the huge increase in public expenditure?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He sought to appease the military by increasing defence expenditure.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
You need to make a note of your income and expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Playing a round of golf without a cart requires about the same average expenditure of effort.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
It has offered redundancy to managers and is halting capital expenditure projects such as upgrading airport lounges.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The increased energy expenditure of exercise assists in weight reduction.
Stewart, Dr Alan & Stewart, Maryon The Vitality Diet (1990)
Can you reduce expenditure in any way?
Munro, Bill Dr. & Munro, Frances Beat Stress (1992)
Lenders now require more evidence of both income and expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The expenditure of energy here is massive.
Erdmann, Robert & Jones, Meirion Fats, Nutrition and Health (1991)
The valuation of recent fashion sales would imply an exit price of about ten times the original expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Public expenditure was simultaneously squeezed and yet perceived to be beyond control and to be a brake on economic growth.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
Capital expenditure is being cut by 20 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What are the ethics behind this enormous expenditure of time, money and effort?
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
With the drastic cuts in our defence expenditure, can we really afford to get involved in another war?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We cannot raise prices on meat and dairy products sufficiently to balance the total present-day expenditure and abolish subsidies completely.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
The 62 million consideration will bolster the strength of the balance sheet and free capital for expenditure on the branded goods.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The socialist model argues that the expenditure of more money on more teachers and more facilities and better equipment in schools will produce its own benefits.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
A demand for a reduction in public expenditure can mean that the weaker services suffer because they lack powerful support groups.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
The Chancellor has not taken the opposite political risk of a serious attempt to reduce the budget deficit by increases in taxation and reductions in expenditure.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For all its expenditure and effort, Beijing has not won many hearts and minds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These orthodox financiers now recommended that government expenditure be cut by lowering wages of government employees, by reducing unemployment benefits and by raising new taxation.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Total personnel and debt service costs should be no more than 40 percent to 70 percent of total church expenditures.
Christianity Today (2000)
Quotations
Expenditure rises to meet incomeC. Northcote ParkinsonThe Law and the Profits
In other languages
expenditure
British English: expenditure /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə/ NOUN
Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
...government expenditure on education.
American English: expenditure
Arabic: إِنْفَاق
Brazilian Portuguese: despesa
Chinese: 花费
Croatian: troškovi
Czech: výdaj
Danish: forbrug
Dutch: besteding
European Spanish: gasto
Finnish: kulut
French: dépense
German: Kosten
Greek: δαπάνη
Italian: spesa
Japanese: 支出
Korean: 지출
Norwegian: utgift
Polish: wydatek
European Portuguese: despesa
Romanian: cheltuială
Russian: затраты
Latin American Spanish: gasto
Swedish: utlägg
Thai: การใช้จ่ายเงิน
Turkish: harcamalar
Ukrainian: витрата
Vietnamese: chi tiêu
All related terms of 'expenditure'
tax expenditure
any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits
public expenditure
spending by central government , local authorities , and public corporations
total expenditure
Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
capital expenditure
expenditure on acquisitions of or improvements to fixed assets
current expenditure
expenditure taking place within the financial year in question
defence expenditure
the amount that a country spends on military measures or resources
government expenditure
the overall public spending carried out by the government
household expenditure
Expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
recurrent expenditure
ongoing expenditure of an organization, such as salaries and travelling expenses
revenue expenditure
the amount of money spent by a business or organization on general operating costs such as rent , insurance , heating, maintenance etc
income and expenditure account
a bank account held by an individual or organization in which all income and expenditure transactions during an accounting year are shown
Chinese translation of 'expenditure'
expenditure
(ɪksˈpɛndɪtʃəʳ)
n
(c/u)[of money]开(開)支 (kāizhī) (项, xiàng)
(u)[of energy, time]消耗 (xiāohào)
1 (noun)
Definition
something expended, esp. money
The government should reduce their expenditure on defence.
Synonyms
spending
payment
He sought payment of a sum which he claimed was owed to him.
expense
She has refurbished the whole place at vast expense.
outgoings
cost
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.
charge
We can arrange this for a small charge.
outlay
Once the initial outlay has been made they are reasonably cheap to operate.
disbursement
We hope to have the funds ready for disbursement by September.
2 (noun)
Definition
the amount expended
The rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
Synonyms
consumption
The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption.
use
research related to microcomputers and their use in classrooms
using
application
With repeated application of the product, the weeds were overcome.
output
Quotation
Expenditure rises to meet income [C. Northcote Parkinson – The Law and the Profits]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of application
Definition
the act of applying something to a particular use
With repeated application of the product, the weeds were overcome.
Synonyms
utilization,
use,
practice,
exercise,
employment,
discharge,
implementation,
appliance,
accomplishment,
fulfilment,
exertion
in the sense of charge
Definition
a price charged for something
We can arrange this for a small charge.
Synonyms
price,
rate,
cost,
amount,
payment,
expense,
toll,
expenditure,
outlay,
damage (informal)
in the sense of cost
Definition
the amount of money, time, or energy required to obtain or produce something
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.