something expended, such as time or money the act of expending
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ex•pend•i•ture /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the act of expending.
- [countable] something expended.
ex•pend•i•ture
(ik spen′di chər),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of expending something, esp. funds;
disbursement;
consumption. - something that is expended;
expense:Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.
- Medieval Latin expendit(us) laid out, paid (variant of expēnsus, past participle of expendere; see expend) + -ure
- 1760–70
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