EXPENDITURES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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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