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单词 expenditure
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Definition of expenditure in English:

expenditure

noun ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃəɛkˈspɛndɪtʃəɪkˈspɛndətʃər
mass noun
  • 1The action of spending funds.

    the expenditure of taxpayers' money
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Taxes rise by stealth to fund public expenditure, yet public services do not improve.
    • The company spent less than 20 per cent of capital expenditure on advertising and marketing.
    • What we seek to do alone is to prevent what we say is the unauthorised expenditure of public funds.
    • This in turn results in inefficient administration and inefficient expenditure of available funds.
    • He portrays himself as a tightwad who is tight on the purse, spends nothing, drops taxes, and holds back on expenditure.
    • Last year, semiconductor companies spent $28 billion on capital expenditure.
    • It is the role of this parliament and the House of Representatives to supervise the expenditure of funds.
    • The institution of new awards need not necessitate the expenditure of additional funds.
    • By this time his enormous expenditure on scientific study had used all his family's funds.
    • There were plenty of funds and other areas of expenditure that the council could have reviewed to compensate for this.
    • The Commission had repeatedly tried to insist on additionality as a principle for structural fund expenditure.
    • Each party must break down its expenditure under a number of headings for each tranche of funding it receives from the state.
    • Aggregate demand has so far been sustained, in the main, by consumer spending and targeted government expenditure.
    • Political party expenditure at election time should be limited very strictly and funded by government.
    • It will also exclude funds which have been allocated for expenditure within the year.
    • The account represents the customer's liquid funds available for everyday expenditure.
    • Analysts on Tuesday said it was a risky move and the money would be better spent on the airline's rising capital expenditure.
    • Those monies cannot be used to fund her reasonable budget but they will augment her expenditure because they contain a roof element.
    • Is the Union Government prepared to present details of income and expenditure of the additional funds generated?
    • The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621.
    Synonyms
    spending, paying out, outlay, disbursement, doling out
    lavishing, squandering, waste, wasting, frittering (away), dissipation, dissipating
    1. 1.1 An amount of money spent.
      cuts in public expenditure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The deterioration in the national economy is continuing at a frightening rate, as government expenditures hit the roof.
      • He advised against an increase in public expenditures and a lower payroll tax.
      • If the loan is just to fund Christmas expenditure then it is advisable to phase the payments over a period of no more than 12 months.
      • Capital expenditures that can cut costs also are apt to find a receptive audience.
      • Some of the revenue will be disbursed for routine expenditures estimated at Rp 196 trillion.
      • The advance in prices increased both government expenditures and debt.
      • This path of development would be prohibitive without continued or increased public expenditures.
      • Over time, he said, it could force state and local governments to cut expenditures.
      • In addition, all the members have donated money to support the practices and daily expenditures.
      • He has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half.
      • They've got the perfect mechanism for shifting expenditures from the public to the private sector.
      • They get hold of all expenditures and public facilities allocated to sport in every state.
      • No awesome police powers or public expenditures were involved in this program.
      • Capital expenditures by both public and private schools have soared as have the outlays for labor.
      • It is the amount by which their expenditures exceeded their receipts.
      • To what extent does the public have a right to know about the details of these public expenditures?
      • Those expenditures will cover the cost of new processes and equipment in the upgrading area.
      • The key assumptions used to estimate expenditures and revenues also are quite conservative.
      • However, it is unclear if this will completely save the university from the need to cut expenditures in other areas.
      • Since no specific price is available for these expenditures, price indices are used.
      Synonyms
      outgoings, costs, payments, expenses, overheads, dues, money spent
      spending, outlay
    2. 1.2 The use of energy, time, or other resources.
      work is the expenditure of energy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This means that a mountain top is a good place to change direction of travel, with little expenditure of energy.
      • The expenditure of time and energy on the part of the dealers is enormous.
      • He is also exploring the effect of experimental changes in body weight on energy expenditure in humans.
      • We could have a heater, but that requires a battery and some expenditure of energy.
      • The aim is to increase energy expenditure by walking more and thus preventing weight gain.
      • Well, in the interest of expenditure of energy, you only remember the things that you need to remember.
      • Birds are opportunistic and tend to feed at plants that offer the most reward for the least energy expenditure.
      • He was exhausted from his expenditure of energy on the hilltop so he decided that sleep was probably best.
      • When there is an imbalance between caloric intake and energy expenditure, the excess is stored as fat.
      • The measure of energy expenditure comes from a process known as doubly labeled water.
      • Energy expenditure whilst flying is limited as most passengers sit in their seats for most if not all of the journey.
      • Obesity is due to an imbalance between energy consumption and energy expenditure.
      • Perhaps the parameter of total energy expenditure is the relevant variable that needs to be confirmed.
      • This can be a great tactic, as the fish makes the most of an opportunity for a big meal with minimal energy expenditure.
      • Downstream trends of alluvial channel geometry have also been explained in terms of energy expenditure.
      • In fact, avoid energy expenditure as much as possible to allow your muscles to fill up.
      • It also saves on petrol and energy expenditure, making the process more eco-friendly.
      • Weight gain and decreased energy expenditure contribute further to the existing insulin inertia.
      • This can be done however, at any intense expenditure of energy.
      • A particular advantage of the questionnaire is that it quantifies all elements of daily energy expenditure.
      Synonyms
      exhaustion, using up, use, consumption, expending

Origin

Mid 18th century: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor 'officer in charge of expenditure', from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere (see expend).

 
 

Definition of expenditure in US English:

expenditure

nounɪkˈspɛndətʃərikˈspendəCHər
  • 1The action of spending funds.

    the expenditure of taxpayers' money
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The company spent less than 20 per cent of capital expenditure on advertising and marketing.
    • The institution of new awards need not necessitate the expenditure of additional funds.
    • Taxes rise by stealth to fund public expenditure, yet public services do not improve.
    • It is the role of this parliament and the House of Representatives to supervise the expenditure of funds.
    • This in turn results in inefficient administration and inefficient expenditure of available funds.
    • The Commission had repeatedly tried to insist on additionality as a principle for structural fund expenditure.
    • Is the Union Government prepared to present details of income and expenditure of the additional funds generated?
    • Analysts on Tuesday said it was a risky move and the money would be better spent on the airline's rising capital expenditure.
    • Political party expenditure at election time should be limited very strictly and funded by government.
    • Each party must break down its expenditure under a number of headings for each tranche of funding it receives from the state.
    • Last year, semiconductor companies spent $28 billion on capital expenditure.
    • What we seek to do alone is to prevent what we say is the unauthorised expenditure of public funds.
    • Those monies cannot be used to fund her reasonable budget but they will augment her expenditure because they contain a roof element.
    • The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621.
    • Aggregate demand has so far been sustained, in the main, by consumer spending and targeted government expenditure.
    • The account represents the customer's liquid funds available for everyday expenditure.
    • By this time his enormous expenditure on scientific study had used all his family's funds.
    • He portrays himself as a tightwad who is tight on the purse, spends nothing, drops taxes, and holds back on expenditure.
    • There were plenty of funds and other areas of expenditure that the council could have reviewed to compensate for this.
    • It will also exclude funds which have been allocated for expenditure within the year.
    Synonyms
    spending, paying out, outlay, disbursement, doling out
    1. 1.1 An amount of money spent.
      cuts in public expenditure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To what extent does the public have a right to know about the details of these public expenditures?
      • Those expenditures will cover the cost of new processes and equipment in the upgrading area.
      • The key assumptions used to estimate expenditures and revenues also are quite conservative.
      • They get hold of all expenditures and public facilities allocated to sport in every state.
      • If the loan is just to fund Christmas expenditure then it is advisable to phase the payments over a period of no more than 12 months.
      • However, it is unclear if this will completely save the university from the need to cut expenditures in other areas.
      • The deterioration in the national economy is continuing at a frightening rate, as government expenditures hit the roof.
      • Some of the revenue will be disbursed for routine expenditures estimated at Rp 196 trillion.
      • No awesome police powers or public expenditures were involved in this program.
      • They've got the perfect mechanism for shifting expenditures from the public to the private sector.
      • Over time, he said, it could force state and local governments to cut expenditures.
      • Capital expenditures by both public and private schools have soared as have the outlays for labor.
      • The advance in prices increased both government expenditures and debt.
      • Capital expenditures that can cut costs also are apt to find a receptive audience.
      • This path of development would be prohibitive without continued or increased public expenditures.
      • Since no specific price is available for these expenditures, price indices are used.
      • It is the amount by which their expenditures exceeded their receipts.
      • In addition, all the members have donated money to support the practices and daily expenditures.
      • He has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half.
      • He advised against an increase in public expenditures and a lower payroll tax.
      Synonyms
      outgoings, costs, payments, expenses, overheads, dues, money spent

Origin

Mid 18th century: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere (see expend).

 
 
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