expenditure has definitions from the field of business
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[ noun ] money paid out

Synonyms

outlay outgo

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

Every taxpayer is well aware of the vast size of our annual defense budget and most of our readers also realize that a large portion of these expenditures go for military electronics .

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

To find estimated net farm income , subtract estimated annual farming expenditures from probable gross income from farming .

Include as expenditures an allowance for depreciation of farm_buildings and equipment .

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

Under the law as it existed until 1943 , the Federal_Government made grants to the States on the basis of population , matching State expenditures on a 50_-_50 basis .

Under P._L. 113 , 78_th_Congress , the Federal_Government assumed responsibility for 100 % of necessary State expenditures in_connection_with administration and the counseling and placement of the disabled , and for 50 % of the necessary costs of providing clients with rehabilitation case services .

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[ noun ] (business) the act of spending money for goods or services

Synonyms

expending

Used in print

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

The American_Automobile_Association , computing the cost for two people to vacation by automobile , comes_up with an average daily expenditure figure of $ 29 .

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

All research within the United_States contracted for , sponsored , cosponsored , or authorized under authority of_this Act , shall be provided for in such manner that all information , uses , products , processes , patents , and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will ( with such exceptions and limitations , if any , as the Secretary may find to be necessary in the interest of national defense ) be available to the general public .

Related terms

spending spend

3
[ noun ] the act of consuming something

Related terms

depletion burnup use

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