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Expenditure

//ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Act of expending or paying out. countable, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the act of consuming something wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount expended; expense; outlay. countable, uncountable, usually

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

  4. 4
    the act of spending money for goods or services wordnet
  5. 5
    money paid out; an amount spent wordnet

Etymology

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

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