Synonyms of expenditure

expenditure

noun

ik-ˈspen-di-chər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expense
• cost
• outlay
• disbursement
• price
• charge
• outgo
• rate
• overhead
• outflow
• tariff
• toll
• spending money
• tab
• pocket money

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effort
• work
• exertion
• energy
• pains
• sweat
• labor
• trouble
• while
• power
• elbow grease
• drudgery
• strain
• toil
• muscle
• endeavor
• try
• attempt
• grind
• travail
• might
• essay
• slog
• dint
• force
• trial
• go
• pass
• puissance
• stab
• whack
• shot
• fling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facility
• ease
• smoothness
• fluency
• inertia
• inaction
• inactivity
• idleness
• indolence
• laziness
• adroitness
• quiescence
• dormancy
• languor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expenditure

One other data point the FOMC received since its last meeting was the latest personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, its preferred measure of inflation. — Max Rego, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026

Saudi Arabia’s annual budget for 2026 listed $83 billion for military expenditures. — NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with AIPAC, disclosed an initial $94,000 expenditure against El-Sayed on Friday, after spending nearly $30 million to oppose him in the Democratic primary. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with the pro-Israel group AIPAC, disclosed an initial $94,000 expenditure against El-Sayed on Friday, after spending nearly $30 million to oppose him in the Democratic primary. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026