expenditure

noun

ek-SPEN-di-chur/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/UKek-SPEN-di-chuh/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/AUSik-SPEN-di-chuh/ɪkˈspendɪt͡ʃə/

Pluralexpenditures

2 meanings of expenditure

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The amount of money that someone spends on something.
Like the total of all the money that leaves your wallet in a month.
The family kept their monthly expenditure low to save for a house.
Hospital expenditure on new equipment rose sharply last year.
Similarspending, outlay, expense, cost, outgoings
Oppositeincome, revenue, receipts
2
noununcountable
The act of spending money or paying it out.
Like the moment you hand over your money at the checkout.
The expenditure of public funds must be approved by the council first.
Wasteful expenditure of resources angered everyone on the board.
Similarspending, outlay, consumption, use, disbursement
Oppositesaving, conservation

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Origin

From Latin expendō, meaning "I weigh" or "I pay out," plus the ending -ure meaning a process or result.