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expenditure definition

ex·pendi·ture (ek spen′di c̸hər, ik-)

noun

  1. the act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc.
  2. the amount of money, time, etc. expended; expense

Etymology: < ML expenditus, irreg. pp. for L expendere + -ure

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