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expenditure

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ex⋅pend⋅i⋅ture

  [ik-spen-di-cher]
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–noun
1. the act of expending something, esp. funds; disbursement; consumption.
2. something that is expended; expense: Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items.
Origin:
1760–70; < ML expendit(us) laid out, paid (var. of expēnsus, ptp. of expendere; see expend ) + -ure
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ex·pen·di·ture   (ĭk-spěn'də-chər)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of expending; outlay.

    1. An amount expended.

    2. An expense.


[Medieval Latin expenditus, past participle of expendere, to expend; see expend + -ure.]
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Main Entry: ex·pen·di·ture
Pronunciation: ik-'spen-di-ch&r, -"chur
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of paying out
2 : something paid out —see also CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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