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Word: Expenditure
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere (see expend)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛndɪtʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of spending funds
Short Definition:action of spending funds
Examples:- the expenditure of taxpayers' money
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