Synonyms of expenditures

expenditures

noun

plural of expenditure

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• costs
• outlays
• disbursements
• prices
• charges
• rates
• outgoes
• overheads
• outflows
• tariffs
• tolls
• tabs
• spending moneys
• pocket moneys

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• efforts
• works
• exertions
• pains
• energies
• sweats
• troubles
• labors
• elbow grease
• whiles
• powers
• endeavors
• strains
• muscles
• toils
• forces
• travails
• tries
• attempts
• goes
• drudgeries
• essays
• trials
• grinds
• slogs
• mights
• puissances
• passes
• dints
• stabs
• flings
• shots
• whacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facilities
• eases
• fluencies
• inactions
• inertias
• inactivities
• dormancies
• quiescences
• indolences
• languors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expenditures

As the large inefficient buses are phased out, this would significantly reduce the capital expenditures that Lynx requires. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Public expenditures in Norway are on track to outpace revenues by 2040, creating uncertainty about the reliability of public funding for sports. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

Huge capital expenditures are collapsing big tech companies’ free cash flow, a metric prized by shareholders. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

The Facebook and Instagram parent announced plans to begin manufacturing its own AI chip as part of a broader push to expand its computing capacity to 14 gigawatts next year, signaling that capital expenditures are unlikely to slow anytime soon. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 July 2026

At the company’s last earnings call in April, CEO Andy Jassy told analysts that the faster Amazon’s cloud computing business grows, the more short-term capital expenditures Amazon will have. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 July 2026

The root cause of the drop is fear that hyperscalers’ 67% jump in AI capital expenditures to $650 billion may be unsustainable. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Council members approved the compensation agreement and authorized project expenditures as part of the June 30 consent agenda, meaning the actions were considered routine and grouped alongside other items for approval with minimal discussion. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

The company plans to invest $11 billion globally in capital expenditures and research and development between 2025 and 2028, with a focus on technologies that support electrification and the energy transition. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026