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as in expenses
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 efforts
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 expenditures
That would represent growth of 66% in capital expenditures for the year—an additional $200 billion—over 2025, Samik Chatterjee and his colleagues estimate.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Matthew Burry, an accountant with Whittlesey who was reviewing Blue Hills expenditures, emailed Gallon-Clark in March 2024 to flag several potential issues with one of the two $600,000 payments that Cicero’s businesses received.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
James Massey, Englewood Elitism is on full display in The Denver Post editorial about an issue of expenditures in Cherry Creek Schools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares fell almost 4% on Thursday as investors reacted to rising capital expenditures and a potentially slower rollout of key initiatives like robotaxis and full self-driving.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Capital expenditures in 2026 will exceed $25 billion, the company disclosed along with its earnings Wednesday, roughly three times last year’s outlay.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, has projected record capital expenditures this year and has announced several multibillion-dollar deals with AI partners over the past few months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Pritzker’s $10 million in contributions to Illinois Future accounted for a substantial portion of the roughly $24 million in outside expenditures reported in the race.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Since city and county revenue is derived almost exclusively from local property taxes, the tax base will not support levies for an amount sufficient to finance these new expenditures.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Matthew Burry, an accountant with Whittlesey who was reviewing Blue Hills expenditures, emailed Gallon-Clark in March 2024 to flag several potential issues with one of the two $600,000 payments that Cicero’s businesses received.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
James Massey, Englewood Elitism is on full display in The Denver Post editorial about an issue of expenditures in Cherry Creek Schools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares fell almost 4% on Thursday as investors reacted to rising capital expenditures and a potentially slower rollout of key initiatives like robotaxis and full self-driving.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Capital expenditures in 2026 will exceed $25 billion, the company disclosed along with its earnings Wednesday, roughly three times last year’s outlay.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, has projected record capital expenditures this year and has announced several multibillion-dollar deals with AI partners over the past few months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Pritzker’s $10 million in contributions to Illinois Future accounted for a substantial portion of the roughly $24 million in outside expenditures reported in the race.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Since city and county revenue is derived almost exclusively from local property taxes, the tax base will not support levies for an amount sufficient to finance these new expenditures.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditures
Noun
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Sun’s attorney, Wilson Carroll, argued that with rising operations expenses and the amount the company pours back into the property, the increases were fair.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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If a drug retails for $100 and a hospital can buy it for $60, then charges the patient or their insurance the full $100 price, the hospital then has $40 to put toward other expenses.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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The group highlighted the swift and professional actions of the pilots and firefighter first responders, noting that their efforts helped prevent the fire from spreading and ensured that all passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Access to early education remains limited, waitlists are long, and costs continue to rise.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Travel to North Africa or the Middle East may require more planning, higher costs and longer journeys.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Outside of those major works, most of his on-screen acting happened on television.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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To learn more about which flea and tick treatment works best, consult with your vet.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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