Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable, usually)Act of expending or paying out.

    Aufwand

    расхо́дованиеrasxódovanije, расхо́дrasxód

    ви́траченняvýtračennja, ви́тратаvýtrata

    the act of consuming something

  2. (countable, uncountable, usually)The amount expended; expense; outlay.

    The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.

    Aufwendungen, Ausgaben, Unkosten

    изде́ржкиizdéržki, расхо́дrasxód, расхо́дыrasxódy

    ви́тратиvýtraty

Examples

16 sentences
  1. We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.

    deWir haben alle Möglichkeiten erhoben, mit denen wir unsere Ausgaben reduzieren können.

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  2. Expenditures must be reduced.

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  3. Now the company can justify such expenditure.

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  4. The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.

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  5. Furnishing a new apartment requires large expenditures.

    deEine neue Wohnung mit Möbeln auszustatten, erfordert erhebliche Ausgaben.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of expending:
amount expended:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of expending:
amount expended:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of expending:
amount expended:

Origin

From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“

From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“to weigh, to pay out”), + -ure (“process or result”).

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Forms

plural: expenditures
Singularexpenditure
Pluralexpenditures

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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