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expenditure.

Act of expending or paying out.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American
  1. Act of expending or paying out.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  2. The amount expended; expense; outlay.

    countable · uncountable · usually
    The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
Where this word comes from

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

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