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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
Capital expenditures for supplier decarbonization projects are often delayed because of long payback periods that suppliers cannot handle alone.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet alone are expected to spend more than $600 billion on capital expenditures in 2026.
—Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Minister of Culture, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, explained that the incentive amounts to up to 30 percent of the income tax corresponding to the project’s expenditures incurred within the territory.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
The study determined both annual costs and lifetime costs, examining factors such as the annual cost of a pack of cigarettes per day, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs associated with smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet alone are expected to spend more than $600 billion on capital expenditures in 2026.
—Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Minister of Culture, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, explained that the incentive amounts to up to 30 percent of the income tax corresponding to the project’s expenditures incurred within the territory.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
The study determined both annual costs and lifetime costs, examining factors such as the annual cost of a pack of cigarettes per day, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs associated with smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
Noun
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American farmers say an oversupply of eggs is forcing them to sell at rock-bottom rates, while expenses like packaging and shipping continue to climb.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The parents or hosts bearing a disproportionate share of the expense is not surprising, and should not be a cause of embarrassment as long as proper gratitude is expressed.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort To cover all of Inkaterra's eco initiatives would require another article entirely.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kate Schneider’s hat trick with two goals led a well-balanced effort as Walpole used to down Ursuline 8-4.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Stepanova says the early 2025 rate change was implemented to recover costs associated with upgrades to safety and reliability upgrades to natural gas infrastructure, saying a portion of the update took effect in late 2024.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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But for many women, this decision can come at a huge cost.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The researchers are hopeful that their work will help advance hydrovoltaic devices that can power battery-free devices using water, heat, and sunlight.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Grillmair’s work had focused on uncovering the structure of the Milky Way, identifying faint stellar streams and substructures that make up the galactic halo surrounding our spiral galaxy, and helping reshape our understanding of how galaxies evolve, according to his website.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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