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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
The Federal Reserve estimates tariffs are contributing five-tenths or six-tenths to the core personal consumption expenditures price index, the central bank's preferred measure of inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week.
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Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Bonds ask for a specific dollar amount and can be used for capital expenditures such as new schools and facility buildings, technology infrastructure, safety improvements, school buses and equipment.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As described in court documents, the Mavericks and Stars need to both sign off on substantial investments in the arena and agree on other expenditures.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The company upped its capital expenditures outlook to between $70 billion and $72 billion, up from $66 billion to $72 billion.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The yawning gap between data-center expenditures and the rest of the economy has caused whispers of bubble to rise to a chorus.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The tariff actions by themselves will be met first with a contraction in real incomes, which will translate into declining consumer expenditures, which represent nearly 70 percent of GDP.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The company does not anticipate any significant environmental impact from its operations and expects no material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The short-term outlook remains robust, as tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are increasing capital expenditures for 2025 to expand their AI cloud infrastructures.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Bonds ask for a specific dollar amount and can be used for capital expenditures such as new schools and facility buildings, technology infrastructure, safety improvements, school buses and equipment.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As described in court documents, the Mavericks and Stars need to both sign off on substantial investments in the arena and agree on other expenditures.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The company upped its capital expenditures outlook to between $70 billion and $72 billion, up from $66 billion to $72 billion.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The yawning gap between data-center expenditures and the rest of the economy has caused whispers of bubble to rise to a chorus.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The tariff actions by themselves will be met first with a contraction in real incomes, which will translate into declining consumer expenditures, which represent nearly 70 percent of GDP.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The company does not anticipate any significant environmental impact from its operations and expects no material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The short-term outlook remains robust, as tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are increasing capital expenditures for 2025 to expand their AI cloud infrastructures.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditures
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Different food hubs help farmers cut expenses by providing a variety of resources, such as warehousing, transportation and delivery, education, marketing, contract management and some even provide supplies to farmers.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Over the last 18 months, costs have risen around 20%, largely due to inflation and labor costs, but tariffs implemented earlier this year have also added to higher operational expenses.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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