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

The company only slightly raised 2026 capital expenditures (capex) expectations, but the market did not believe them. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

In order to finance its growing war bill, the Kremlin has to keep cutting nonmilitary expenditures and borrow domestically, right as Russian bond buyers are requesting higher risk premiums. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Jassy also told investors that Amazon now expects to spend $220 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, up from its prior estimate of $200 billion, due to higher memory costs. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Management now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion on capital expenditures this year and signaled spending will rise again in 2027. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026