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Definition of expenditure in English: expenditurenoun ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃəɛkˈspɛndɪtʃəɪkˈspɛndətʃər mass noun1The 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 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 - 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: expenditurenounɪkˈspɛndətʃərikˈspendəCHər 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 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). |