expenditure

expenditure
noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, great, heavy, high, huge, large, major, massive, significant

The group is calling for higher expenditure on education.

low, minimum, modest
average

the family's average expenditure on food

aggregate, overall, total
gross, net (both esp. BrE)
additional, extra, further
decreased, increased
excessive
necessary, unnecessary
estimated, planned, projected, proposed
actual

The next two items refer to actual expenditures incurred, rather than estimates.

current, future

Pay constitutes two thirds of all current expenditure.

annual
general
per capita

the country with the highest per capita expenditure on health care in the EU

direct

the total direct expenditure on training

operating
budget
capital

The company reduced capital expenditure on plant and machinery.

Capital expenditure can be financed by borrowing; operating expenditure should not.

financial (esp. AmE)
energy
local, national
federal, government, public, state

Public expenditure was running at 44.6% of GNP.

business, corporate (esp. AmE)
household, independent (AmE, politics), personal, personal-consumption (AmE), private
consumer
advertising, marketing, research, research and development (abbreviated to R & D)
defence/defense, education, health, health-care, medical, military, security, social, tax, welfare, etc.
… OF EXPENDITURE
item

You may wish to take out a loan for a major item of expenditure.

amount
level
VERB + EXPENDITURE
make (esp. AmE)

They intended to make capital expenditures for equipment and expansion.

increase
control, cut, limit, minimize, reduce

plans to cut health expenditure

estimate
approve, authorize
monitor
justify

The results justified the expenditure.

incur (esp. BrE)

Mr Davis incurred substantial expenditure on the farmhouse.

involve, require

Malls require huge expenditures on air conditioning.

have

Both brands had heavy advertising expenditure.

finance, fund, meet

Make sure you have enough in the current account to meet expenditure.

EXPENDITURE + VERB
go up, grow, increase, rise
fall, go down
amount to sth

Total expenditure amounted to approximately £1 million.

exceed sth

people whose annual expenditure exceeds their income

arise from sth, arise out of sth (esp. BrE)

extra expenditure arising from the commission's report into health and safety

EXPENDITURE + NOUN
cut

public expenditure cuts

limit
level
pattern
PREPOSITION
expenditure for

They incurred enormous expenditures for publicity during the launch years.

expenditure of

government expenditure of more than £500 million

expenditure on

increased expenditure on the rail network

PHRASES
a cut in expenditure, a reduction in expenditure
an increase in expenditure, a rise in expenditure

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  • expenditure — ex‧pen‧di‧ture [ɪkˈspendɪtʆə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time: • An advertiser rarely knows what its return on investment in… …   Financial and business terms

  • expenditure — ex·pen·di·ture /ik spen di chər, ˌchu̇r/ n 1: the act or process of paying out 2: something paid out see also capital expenditure Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Expenditure — Ex*pend iture, n. 1. The act of expending; a laying out, as of money; disbursement. [1913 Webster] Our expenditure purchased commerce and conquest. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expended or paid out; expense. [1913 Webster] The receipts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expenditure — 1769, from M.L. expenditus, irregular pp. of expendere (see EXPEND (Cf. expend)) + URE (Cf. ure). Related: Expenditures …   Etymology dictionary

  • expenditure — [n] payment amount, application, bottom line*, cash on barrelhead*, charge, come to*, consumption, cost, disbursement, dissipation, expense, figure, investment, kickback*, outgo, outlay, output, payoff, price, rate, setback*, spending, splurge,… …   New thesaurus

  • expenditure — ► NOUN 1) the action of spending funds. 2) the amount of money spent …   English terms dictionary

  • expenditure — [ek spen′di chər, ikspen′də chər] n. [< ML expenditus, irreg. pp. for L expendere + URE] 1. the act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc. 2. the amount of money, time, etc. expended; expense …   English World dictionary

  • expenditure */*/ — UK [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)] / US [ɪkˈspendɪtʃər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms expenditure : singular expenditure plural expenditures formal 1) money spent by a government, organization, or person Expenditure should ideally not exceed income.… …   English dictionary

  • expenditure — ex|pen|di|ture W2 [ıkˈspendıtʃə US ər] n 1.) [U and C] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time →↑income expenditure on ▪ expenditure on research and development ▪ huge cuts in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • expenditure — ex|pen|di|ture [ ık spendıtʃər ] noun FORMAL ** 1. ) count or uncount money spent by a government, organization, or person: SPENDING: Expenditure should ideally not exceed income. government/public expenditure capital expenditure expenditure on:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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