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expenditure

UK/ik'spenditʃә/US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREA2

Definitions

n.

The act or amount of spending money or resources.

支出,花费;支出总额。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ex-out of, former
+
pendweigh, pay out, spend, hang
+
-ituresuffix
=expenditure

Expenditure is money or effort expended outward.

Root pend still carries 32 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.government expenditure政府支出
  • 2.public expenditure公共支出
  • 3.capital expenditure资本支出

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Public expenditure rose sharply last year.

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