Expenditure

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Expenditure

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

ik-SPEN-dih-chuh  /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə/

Definition

The action of spending money; the amount of money spent by a person, organisation, or government over a period of time.

Plain meaning

How much money is being spent — the total outgoing cost of running something or buying something.

Register

Formal. Standard in financial reports, government documents, and business writing. In everyday speech, cost or spending is more common.