单词 | expenditure |
释义 | expenditure/ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə / /ɛkˈspɛndɪtʃə/noun [mass noun] 1The action of spending funds: the expenditure of taxpayers' money...
Synonyms spending, paying out, outlay, disbursement, doling out; lavishing, squandering, waste, wasting, frittering (away), dissipation, dissipating 1.1An amount of money spent: cuts in public expenditure...
Synonyms outgoings, costs, payments, expenses, overheads, dues, money spent; spending, outlay 1.2The use of energy, time, or other resources: work is the expenditure of energy...
OriginMid 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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