expenditure (noun)
1expenditure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, heavy, high, huge, large, major, massive, significant ▪ The group is calling for higher …
2expenditure — ► NOUN 1) the action of spending funds. 2) the amount of money spent …
3expenditure — 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… …
4expenditure — 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 …
5expenditure tax — ➔ tax1 * * * expenditure tax UK US noun [C or U] ► TAX a tax that is based on how much money people spend, rather than on how much they earn: »Expenditure tax is based on the rate of spending. → See also CONSUMPTION TAX(Cf. ↑ …
6expenditure — noun 1 (C, U) the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time: welfare expenditures (+ on): The total expenditure on defence has dropped since 1989. | public expenditure (=the amount… …
7expenditure — noun 1) the expenditure of funds Syn: spending, paying out, outlay, use, disbursement, doling out, waste, wasting, frittering (away), dissipation Ant: saving, conservation 2) re …
8expenditure — noun Etymology: irregular from expend Date: 1769 1. the act or process of expending < an expenditure of energy > 2. something expended ; disbursement, expense < income should exceed expenditures > …
9expenditure — noun a) Act of expending or paying out. The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive. b) An amount expended; an expense; an outlay. Syn: disbursement …
10capital expenditure — noun the cost of long term improvements • Hypernyms: ↑cost * * * noun : an expenditure for long term additions or betterments properly chargeable to a capital assets account * * * Accounting, Finance. an addition to the value of fixed assets, as… …
