expenditure meaning

UK /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə/ US /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/ 4 syllables

expenditure (noun): money paid out; an amount spent.

expenditure has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

expenditure as a noun

  1. money paid out; an amount spent

    Synonyms: outgo, spending, outlay

    Type of: transferred property

    Kinds: cost, expense, transfer payment

    Related forms: expend

  2. the act of spending money for goods or services

    Synonyms: expending

    Type of: spending

    Related forms: expend

  3. the act of consuming something

    Synonyms: consumption, using up

    Type of: depletion

    Kinds: burnup

    Related forms: expend

How to pronounce expenditure

expenditure is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə/ in British English and /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in RE · 11-letter words

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