expenditure
n. C / Un. the total amount of money, time, or energy that a person or organization spends on something. It is a more formal way to talk about spending.
n. the act of spending funds or consuming resources; alternatively, the specific amount of money or energy disbursed. Often used in technical, economic, or academic contexts.
The government plans to reduce its annual expenditure on defense.
The company's monthly expenditure on electricity increased significantly after they installed the new machinery.
A significant expenditure of effort is required to master a second language, involving not just classroom study but also consistent immersion and cultural engagement.
From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“I weigh, I pay out”), + -ure (“process or result”).
Uncountable when referring to the general act of spending; countable when referring to specific items or categories of spending.
The expenditures of time was high.The expenditure of time was high.When referring to a single resource like time or energy, the singular form is preferred; 'expenditures' usually refers to multiple financial costs.