expenditure

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable, usually) Act of expending or paying out.
2. (countable, uncountable, usually) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

Synonyms

expense

cost

outlay

charge

disbursement

consumption

spending

outgo

expenses

payment

💸

using up

fee

expending

way out

egress

outgoing

outgoings

issue

outlet

exit

price

payout

spend

usance

use

wage

wearing

worn out

debouchment

costs

responsibility

waste

fiscal expenditure

abrasion

disbursment

burnup

charges

debit

debt

dilapidation

disburse

duty

emergence

emission

fees

fund

legal costs

loss

obligation

output

Translations

dépense

spesa

gasto

Ausgabe

Aufwand

δαπάνη

Ausgaben

despesa

uitgave

dispendio

gastos

uitgaven

despesa

gastos

harcama

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“I weigh, I pay out”), + -ure (“process or result”).