noun
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something expended, such as time or money
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the act of expending
Other Word Forms
- overexpenditure noun
- preexpenditure noun
- superexpenditure noun
Etymology
Origin of expenditure
1760–70; < Medieval Latin expendit ( us ) laid out, paid (variant of expēnsus, past participle of expendere; expend ) + -ure
Example Sentences
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Energy is excluded from the core personal consumption expenditures index, the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation.
From Barron's
Core personal-consumption expenditures could rise to a 3.1% annual rate in January, the highest rate in two years — and that’s before any impact from the strike on Iran and its repercussions.
From MarketWatch
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, rose 2.9% in December, the latest data available.
From Barron's
Faster than expected readings for both factory gate inflation, published Friday, and personal-consumption expenditures inflation, released last week, should have prompted a bond market selloff that took yields higher.
From Barron's
The researchers believe the next step is to explore whether future obesity treatments could safely increase energy expenditure without requiring major lifestyle changes from patients.
From Science Daily
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