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EXPENDITURE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXPENDITURE?

Need another word that means the same as “expenditure”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “expenditure” in this overview.

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Expenditure as a Noun
Definitions of "Expenditure" as a noun
Synonyms of "Expenditure" as a noun (16 Words)
Usage Examples of "Expenditure" as a noun
Associations of "Expenditure" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Expenditure” are: outgo, outlay, spending, expending, consumption, using up, disbursement, doling out, costs, payments, expenses, overheads, dues, money spent, exhaustion, use

Expenditure as a Noun

Definitions of "Expenditure" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “expenditure” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Money paid out; an amount spent.
An amount of money spent.
The act of spending money for goods or services.
The action of spending funds.
The use of energy, time, or other resources.
The act of consuming something.

Synonyms of "Expenditure" as a noun (16 Words)

consumption	Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body. A daily consumption* of 15 cigarettes.*
costs	Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation.
disbursement	Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement* of aid.*
doling out	A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.
dues	That which is deserved or owed.
exhaustion	Serious weakening and loss of energy. The rapid exhaustion* of fossil fuel reserves.*
expending	The act of spending money for goods or services.
expenses	A detriment or sacrifice. He kept a careful record of his expenses* at the meeting.*
money spent	The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.
outgo	Money paid out; an amount spent. The secret of success lies in the relation of income to outgo.
outlay	An amount of money spent on something. A modest outlay* on local advertising.*
overheads	The top surface of an enclosed space on a ship.
payments	An act of requiting; returning in kind.
spending	The act of spending or disbursing money.
use	What something is used for. Ballet is beautiful but what use* is it.*
using up	The act of using.

Usage Examples of "Expenditure" as a noun

The expenditure of taxpayers' money.
Work is the expenditure of energy.
Cuts in public expenditure.

Associations of "Expenditure" (30 Words)

account	Prepare or present a record an account of money given or received. He asked to see the executive who handled his account.
amortization	Payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers. 75 of the mortgages have an amortization* of 25 years or less.*
amortize	Transfer (land) to a corporation in mortmain. Lands amortized without licence.
appropriation	Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose. The hallmark of postmodernism has turned out to be appropriation.
bill	Send a bill to someone. He paid his bill* and left.*
billing	Request for payment of a debt. Faster more accurate order fulfilment and billing.
budget	Make a budget. They have a limited budget.
budgetary	Of or relating to a budget. A coalition to prevent budgetary* cuts to schools.*
cash	Exchange for cash. She was always short of cash.
consumer	An organism that derives the organic compounds and energy it needs from the consumption of other organisms; a heterotroph. Recession hit consumers are being lured by cheap prices.
cost	Be expensive for (someone. The tunnel has been built at no cost* to the state.*
cutback	An act or instance of reducing something, especially expenditure. Cutbacks in defence spending.
disbursement	A payment, especially one made by a solicitor to a third party and then claimed back from the client. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement* of aid.*
expense	Offset an item of expenditure as an expense against taxable income. Book into the best hotel you can find and hang the expense.
fee	Money paid as part of a special transaction, for example for a privilege or for admission to something. Fee the steward.
fund	Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. The government funds basic research in many areas.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding for the project was provided by the Housing Corporation.
funds	Assets in the form of money.
installment	A payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals.
invoice	Send an invoice for goods or services provided. She invoiced the company for her expenses.
mortgage	A deed effecting a mortgage. A 60 000 mortgage.
outlay	An amount of money spent on something. A modest outlay* on local advertising.*
price	Discover or establish the price of something for sale. House prices have fallen.
rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural.
receipt	Report the receipt of. I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt* of this letter.*
repayment	The action of paying back a loan. Minimum monthly repayments.
spending	The act of spending or disbursing money.
spree	Take part in a spree. A shopping spree.
taxation	Government income due to taxation. The progressive nature of taxation.
wasting	A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse. A wasting* disease.*