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as in expense
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
you'll have to drastically cut back on your clothing expenditures if you hope to save anything
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as in effort
the active use of energy in producing a result
the expenditure of the nation's military might on wars that may or may not involve the national interest
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Recent Examples of expenditure
In Arizona, voucher expenditures are hundreds of millions of dollars more than predicted, leaving an enormous shortfall in the state budget.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
His support for these expenditures, which by the early nineties amounted to more than a hundred million dollars, stood in contrast with his aggressive efforts to cut the rest of the budget.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Capital expenditures for the period were $1,447 million, used primarily for store remodels, new store openings, and investments in digital and technology platforms.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
As Netflix acknowledged again this past week, even the most tech-savvy organizations can lose track of cloud expenditures.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
His support for these expenditures, which by the early nineties amounted to more than a hundred million dollars, stood in contrast with his aggressive efforts to cut the rest of the budget.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Capital expenditures for the period were $1,447 million, used primarily for store remodels, new store openings, and investments in digital and technology platforms.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
As Netflix acknowledged again this past week, even the most tech-savvy organizations can lose track of cloud expenditures.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
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While stadium concert treks by Taylor Swift and Coldplay set records in 2024, the year also saw multiple tours and festivals canceled because of soaring expenses and low ticket sales.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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There are also likely to be extra post-flight charges for extra flight time, the security stops inbound and other expenses that will be passed along to the customer.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Protecting those at-risk people from severe effects of respiratory illness and norovirus requires a group effort, said Mohammed Raja, MD, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday blasted the city over a recent budget cut that has hampered the department’s ongoing firefighting efforts.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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An earlier version of this story excluded other items from the quarterly result, however, analysts are only adjusting for severance costs, according to LSEG.Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Russia made significant advances in several parts of the frontline through the end of 2024, but the territorial gains are coming at an increasingly painful cost.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Severino said Suarez’s involvement with the Saudi conferences — both in Florida and abroad — has been limited to speaking engagements, and his participation is uncompensated, solely in his role as mayor, and unrelated to his work for Quinn Emanuel.Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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LeBron James said the Lakers held each other accountable and immediately applied their film work on the floor.Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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