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ik-SPEND-ich-uh/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə/

Expenditure is spending, or the amount spent (formal): public expenditure; expenditure on health. Spend is everyday; expense and expenses are related. Uncountable in much policy writing; expenditures appears in US accounts. Do not mix expenditure with expander. UK Budgets: current vs capital expenditure.

Meaning

The act of spending money, or the amount spent (formal).

Examples

• “Public expenditure on adult social care rose last year.”
• “Capital expenditure was delayed, which is why the roof was patched, not replaced.”

Good to know

Uncountable (UK policy): expenditure on; public / capital expenditure. Everyday: spending. Related: expense. Formal tone.

Near in meaning

spending

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