expenditure noun - definition in Business English Dictionary

expenditure

/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə^r/ noun

› [C or U] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the total amount of money that an organization or person spends:

reduce/keep down/cut expenditure We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down.

increase expenditure

expenditure on sth We were forced to cut expenditure on R&D.

advertising/research/IT expenditure

› [U] formal the act of using or spending energy, time, or money:

the expenditure of sth on sth The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.

(Definition of expenditure noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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