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as in expenses
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 efforts
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 expenditures
While base compensation applies to a team’s salary cap for the year it’s earned, signing bonuses and other one-time expenditures can be prorated, often for up to five years.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The tariff actions by themselves will be met first with a contraction in real incomes, which will translate into declining consumer expenditures, which represent nearly 70 percent of GDP.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The company does not anticipate any significant environmental impact from its operations and expects no material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The short-term outlook remains robust, as tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are increasing capital expenditures for 2025 to expand their AI cloud infrastructures.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The company plans to invest between $250 million and $270 million in capital expenditures in 2025, focusing on real estate and technology enhancements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Hence, consumers are saving more to pay off that debt and pulling back on expenditures.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The decrease was mainly due to cash used in operating activities and capital expenditures.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Surely wasteful expenditures exist and efficiencies can be identified, but wholesale seizures of funds are dubious and fuel troubling uncertainty.
—Josiah H. Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The tariff actions by themselves will be met first with a contraction in real incomes, which will translate into declining consumer expenditures, which represent nearly 70 percent of GDP.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The company does not anticipate any significant environmental impact from its operations and expects no material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The short-term outlook remains robust, as tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are increasing capital expenditures for 2025 to expand their AI cloud infrastructures.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The company plans to invest between $250 million and $270 million in capital expenditures in 2025, focusing on real estate and technology enhancements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Hence, consumers are saving more to pay off that debt and pulling back on expenditures.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The decrease was mainly due to cash used in operating activities and capital expenditures.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Surely wasteful expenditures exist and efficiencies can be identified, but wholesale seizures of funds are dubious and fuel troubling uncertainty.
—Josiah H. Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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