expenditure
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ex·pen·di·ture
(ĭk-spĕn′dĭ-chər)n.
1. The act or process of expending; outlay.
2.
a. An amount expended.
b. An expense.
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expenditure
(ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə)n
1. something expended, such as time or money
2. the act of expending
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ex•pend•i•ture
(ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər)n.
1. the act of expending something, esp. funds.
2. something that is expended; expense.
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Noun | 1. | expenditure - money paid out; an amount spent transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting" transfer payment - a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services |
2. | expenditure - the act of spending money for goods or services | |
3. | expenditure - the act of consuming something depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly burnup - the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) |
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expenditure
noun
1. spending, payment, expense, outgoings, cost, charge, outlay, disbursement The government should reduce their expenditure on defence.
2. consumption, use, using, application, output The rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
Quotations
"Expenditure rises to meet income" [C. Northcote Parkinson The Law and the Profits]
"Expenditure rises to meet income" [C. Northcote Parkinson The Law and the Profits]
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expenditure
nounSomething expended to obtain a benefit or desired result:
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Translations
إِنْفَاقإنْفاق، مَصْروف
výdaj
forbrugudgift
kulut
troškovi
notkun, eyîsla, útgjöld
支出
지출
spotrebovanie
utlägg
การใช้จ่ายเงิน
harcamaharcamalar
chi tiêu
expenditure
[ɪksˈpendɪtʃəʳ] N [of money] → gasto m, desembolso m; [of time, effort] → gasto m, empleo m; (= money spent) → gastos mplI resent the expenditure of time and effort on trivialities → me molesta el empleo de or me molesta emplear tiempo y esfuerzo en cosas triviales
see also capital C
see also public C
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
expenditure
[ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃər] n → dépenses fplto cut expenditure on sth → réduire les dépenses en qch
expenditure of sth → dépense de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
expenditure
n
(= money spent) → Ausgaben pl
(= spending, of money) → Ausgabe f; (of time, energy) → Aufwand m (→ on an +dat); the expenditure of money on … → Geld auszugeben für …; expenditure of time/energy → Zeit-/Energieaufwand m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
expenditure
[ɪksˈpɛndɪtʃəʳ] n (of money) → spesa; (of time, effort) → dispendioan item of expenditure → una spesa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
expend
(ikˈspend) verb to use or spend (supplies etc).
exˈpenditure (-tʃə) noun the act of spending. the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500.
exˈpense (-s) noun1. the spending of money etc; cost. I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.
2. a cause of spending. What an expense clothes are!
exˈpenses (-siz) noun plural money spent in carrying out a job etc. His firm paid his travelling expenses.
exˈpensive (-siv) adjective costing a great deal. expensive clothes.
at the expense of1. being paid for by; at the cost of. He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.
2. making (a person) appear ridiculous. He told a joke at his wife's expense.
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expenditure
→ إِنْفَاق výdaj forbrug Kosten δαπάνη gasto kulut dépense troškovi spesa 支出 지출 besteding utgift wydatek despesa затраты utlägg การใช้จ่ายเงิน harcamalar chi tiêu 花费Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009