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expenditurethe action of spending funds; an amount of money spent

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of spending funds; an amount of money spent

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/

Korean meaning: 지출, 비용, 소비

Korean pronunciation: 익**스펜**디처

Example Sentences

  • His monthly expenditure on coffee exceeded his gym membership fee.
  • The wedding expenditure was so high that the couple decided to honeymoon at home.
  • The government announced cuts in public expenditure for the next fiscal year.

expenditure

NOUN

//ɪkˈspendɪtʃər//

the action of spending funds; an amount of money spent

expenditure concept
💡 Concept

A woman's expenditure covers groceries and household essentials at checkout

expenditure rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Turn your expenditure into an adventure!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootpend
Suffix--iture

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, 'ex(밖으로)' + 'pendere(매달다, 무게를 달다)'에서 유래. 옛날에는 금화의 무게를 달아서 지불했기 때문에 '돈을 지불하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

adventuredentureventure
adventure
denture
venture

🔗Collocations

capital expenditure
government expenditure
reduce expenditure
annual expenditure
expenditure budget
total expenditure
unnecessary expenditure

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His monthly expenditure on coffee exceeded his gym membership fee.

😄 Fun example

The wedding expenditure was so high that the couple decided to honeymoon at home.

The government announced cuts in public expenditure for the next fiscal year.

Tracking your daily expenditure can reveal surprising spending patterns.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

expensecostoutlayspendingdisbursement

Antonyms

incomerevenueearnings

Related

budgetfinanceinvestmentexpense account

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