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expenditure
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Expenditure
01
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ°āĻ
a sum of money paid or spent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Household expenditures on groceries rose this year.
āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ°āĻ
the process of using money to pay for goods, services, or obligations
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The council reviewed expenditure on public projects.
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03
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°
the consumption of resources, energy, or effort
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The expedition involved significant expenditure of supplies.
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