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as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
you'll have to drastically cut back on your clothing expenditures if you hope to save anything
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as in effort
the active use of energy in producing a result
the expenditure of the nation's military might on wars that may or may not involve the national interest
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Recent Examples of expenditure
From investment committees weighing major capital expenditures to R&D stage gate reviews, organizations rely on committees to make high-stakes go/no-go decisions.
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Tian Chan, Harvard Business Review, 27 June 2025
The May reading of personal consumption expenditures price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
—Brian Evans,alex Harring, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Insufficient staffing disrupts service delivery, increases reliance on costly emergency interventions, and drives long-term expenditures on healthcare.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While Intel’s sheer scale and capital expenditure requirements may deter private equity, a consortium or strategic carve-out remains a viable option.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Tian Chan, Harvard Business Review, 27 June 2025
The May reading of personal consumption expenditures price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
—Brian Evans,alex Harring, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Insufficient staffing disrupts service delivery, increases reliance on costly emergency interventions, and drives long-term expenditures on healthcare.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While Intel’s sheer scale and capital expenditure requirements may deter private equity, a consortium or strategic carve-out remains a viable option.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
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Crunching some numbers, that’s a seventh of the total $175 billion cost the White House administration has billed for the project — whose overall expense and viability lawmakers and analysts have repeatedly questioned — in a short stretch.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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In addition to the tax cuts, businesses (employers) will be permitted to continue writing off equipment costs and expenses in the first year of purchase.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Separate efforts by the United Nations to distribute limited food have been plagued by armed gangs looting trucks and by crowds of desperate people offloading supplies from convoys.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Fighting wildfires has long been a collective effort, with firefighting resources shared among states and even countries.—
Sarah Cutler
June 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
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Specialty restaurants on Westerdam, which come at an extra cost, include Pinnacle Grill, a steakhouse-style affair serving prime steaks and seafood, and Canaletto, which does nice Italian fare.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
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At $299 for the 128GB model (and $399 for 256GB), the headset offers many of the same capabilities as its higher-end sibling, the Meta Quest 3, at nearly half the cost.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The agency ordered Gateway Energy Storage to conduct environmental monitoring whenever the company handles batteries; safely remove, package and dispose of all impacted battery packs; and submit detailed work plans and progress reports to the agency.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Cormac McCarthy Society have made PDFs of all the Spanish passages in McCarthy’s work available online.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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