expenditure

noun (expenditure, expenditures; often uncountable) — formal

«expenditure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal) The total amount of money spent. tree →
(formal) Using up energy, time or effort. tree →

In the lessons

A stiff exam and business word: "the club's expenditure was 300 dollars" means it spent 300. In budgets, income minus expenditure is what is left. In science: energy expenditure. Phrases: total expenditure, expenditure on.

Examples

The school's expenditure on books was 500 dollars. tree →
Income minus expenditure gives your savings. tree →
Her weekly expenditure on snacks is 6 dollars. tree →
Running uses a big expenditure of energy. tree →
The council cut its expenditure. tree →
Find the total expenditure if 4 tickets cost 12 dollars each. tree →
Sometimes the fair Persian consented to appear at these festivities, but she disapproved of this lavish expenditure, and did not scruple to warn Noureddin of the probable consequences. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday words: spending, costs. Opposite: income. Maths: expenditure is money going out, so subtract it from what you had.

On Mova

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