expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher]

noun

1. the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.

2. something that is expended; expense.

   Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.

expenditure

/ ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə /

noun

1. something expended, such as time or money

2. the act of expending

Other Word Forms

• overexpenditure noun
• preexpenditure noun
• superexpenditure noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of expenditure¹

1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (variant of expēnsus, past participle of expendere; expend ) + -ure

Example Sentences

Scotland's councils estimate they spend around 12% of their education expenditure every year on ASL, covering things like teachers' salaries and the cost of running special schools.

From BBC

There was an estimated £6.5bn in benefit overpayments due to fraud in 2024/25, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions, equivalent to 2.2% of all benefit expenditure.

From BBC

That’s the principle undergirding the AI industry’s vast expenditures on data centers and high-performance chips.

From Los Angeles Times

Every expenditure was examined, checked against the highly detailed contract and program of work, and verified.

From Salon

"For someone who is not earning much more than minimum wage, it's quite a big expenditure," says Gracie who works as an administration assistant for a care home firm.

From BBC

Related Words

• amount 
• consumption 
• cost 
• disbursement 
• expense 
• figure 
• investment 
• outlay 
• output 
• price 
• rate 
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• value