noun
expenditure
The act of spending money, time, or effort, or the amount spent.
The project requires a large expenditure of time and money.
Etymology
The Latin verb means to weigh out or pay. Expenditure preserves the paying-out action and extends it from money to effort or time used up.
More examples
- The city tracks its annual expenditure on road repairs.
- Travel expenditures include airfare, meals, and hotel stays.
- This shortcut reduces the expenditure of effort without sacrificing quality.
Forms
expenditure · expenditures
expend verb — To use money, time, or effort.