26984 words

expenditure

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
the total amount of money that a government or person spends:

Examples:

It's part of a drive to cut government expenditure.
expenditure on The government's annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.
2
the act of using or spending energy, time, or money:

Examples:

expenditure on The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.
3
an amount of money, time, or effort that is spent:

Examples:

[ C ] a large expenditure of funds
4
the total amount of money that an organization or person spends:

Examples:

reduce/keep down/cut expenditure We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down.
increase expenditure
expenditure on sth We were forced to cut expenditure on R&D.
advertising/research/IT expenditure
5
the act of using or spending energy, time, or money:

Examples:

the expenditure of sth on sth The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.

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