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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
The company plans to invest $11 billion globally in capital expenditures and research and development between 2025 and 2028, with a focus on technologies that support electrification and the energy transition.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
American Mission’s ads are independent expenditures, so the political committee cannot legally coordinate with the campaign or get Donalds’ approval.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Hospital care takes up the biggest share of healthcare expenditures.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In April, Meta boosted the high end of its 2026 capital expenditures guidance by $10 billion to $145 billion.
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Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
On the eve of World War I, government expenditures were less than 2% percent of GNP and 99% of the population paid no income tax.
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Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
The measure could incentivize Democrats to save more money because funds tucked away in the rainy day fund would no longer be considered expenditures counted toward the spending limit.
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Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
American Mission’s ads are independent expenditures, so the political committee cannot legally coordinate with the campaign or get Donalds’ approval.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Hospital care takes up the biggest share of healthcare expenditures.
—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In April, Meta boosted the high end of its 2026 capital expenditures guidance by $10 billion to $145 billion.
—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
On the eve of World War I, government expenditures were less than 2% percent of GNP and 99% of the population paid no income tax.
—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
The measure could incentivize Democrats to save more money because funds tucked away in the rainy day fund would no longer be considered expenditures counted toward the spending limit.
—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditures
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Seeking to close a $12 billion budget shortfall last year, the governor hoped to cut over $750 million from the state’s payroll expenses in salaries and wages.
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Campaign funds may be used to pay for a candidate’s childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activities, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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The girl was pronounced dead at UC Irvine Medical Center, despite the efforts of first responders who arrived soon after the blast, the news release said.
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The university will still have the ability to use the park for recreational activities and, like the city, will also be able to use it as a debris site for post-hurricane recovery efforts.
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California is expected to spend about $50 billion from the general fund next year out of a total estimated at more than $220 billion in costs shared between the state and federal government, according to the LAO.
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The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
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Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
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Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
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“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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