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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
In other words, expenditures for materials that support a particular outcome can trigger requirements to file campaign finance reports detailing expenses, donors and donation amounts, among other state campaign finance regulations.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Campaign finance records show Edevbie’s campaign’s biggest expenditures being on consulting fees and payroll for campaign staff.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Amazon plans to spend over $100 billion on capital expenditures this year.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Independent expenditure committees cannot work with candidates directly.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Campaign finance records show Edevbie’s campaign’s biggest expenditures being on consulting fees and payroll for campaign staff.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Amazon plans to spend over $100 billion on capital expenditures this year.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Independent expenditure committees cannot work with candidates directly.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
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Mark Blinch / Getty Images In the ninth inning of a Game 1 romp, fans at Rogers Centre had some fun at Shohei Ohtani’s expense.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Donations will go toward assisting the Sullivan family with funeral expenses and the recovery process.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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That merely meant coach Brian Dutcher didn’t have to delicately parcel out playing time while massaging egos on his Mariana Trench-deep roster, and the bench shortened by circumstance delivered a 77-45 win powered by a pair of true freshmen and a typically frenetic defensive effort.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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As companies pour trillions into transformation efforts, few see lasting results.—
Jana Werner,
Harvard Business Review,
5 Nov. 2025
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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the organization needs resources to sustain its essential work and to achieve its laudable goal of ending elder hunger in the city in the next 15 years.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Many people took the day off from work and brought their children to take part in the festivities.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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