Expenditure - English meaning

noun

The payment of money from a fund.

Usage examples:

They established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid

noun

A large payment of money, for example, from a bank, organization, or government, or the act of making such a payment

Usage examples:

Among the disbursements were hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to political consultants.…

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

Usage examples:

The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

verb

Present participle of dissipate

Usage examples:

The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere., his anger dissipated as the situation became cl…

noun

Overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living.

Usage examples:

A descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation

noun

The process of gradually disappearing

Usage examples:

He sees a growing dissipation of our cultural values., scientists say the dissipation of the el niñ…

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet

phrasal verb

To give a lot or too much of something to someone or something

Usage examples:

She lavishes more attention on that dog than she does on her children.

noun

An amount of money spent on something.

Usage examples:

A modest outlay on local advertising

verb

Expend (an amount of money) on something.

Usage examples:

They are outlaying a significant amount on monthly bills

noun

An amount of money spent, esp. at the beginning of a planned activity or business

Usage examples:

This year’s advertising outlay was over $250,000.

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

noun

Money or financial resources expended by a person, group, or government.

Usage examples:

His goal is to reduce government spending to 20 per cent of gdp

noun

The act of giving money for goods and services

Usage examples:

Government spending for scientific research will be increased in next year’s budget., we have to fi…

verb

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

Usage examples:

£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax

verb

Present participle of squander

Usage examples:

They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun., ireland squandered …

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

adjective

Causing a person or a part of the body to become progressively weaker and more emaciated.

Usage examples:

A wasting disease

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

verb

Present participle of waste

Usage examples:

You waste a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower., come on, let's get started - we've …