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expenditure

🇬🇧 UK/ik'spenditʃә/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREA2

Definitions

n.

The act of spending money or using resources; the total amount of money spent.

支出,花费;消耗

🧩 Root Breakdown

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

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.

    Government expenditure on education increased by fifteen percent this year.

  • 2.

    The company carefully monitors expenditure to maintain profitability.

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