expenditure

expenditure
ex‧pen‧di‧ture W2 /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə $ -ər/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time ⇨ income
    expenditure on
    expenditure on research and development
    huge cuts in public expenditure (=the amount of money a government spends on services for the public)
    government expenditure on education
    capital expenditure (=spending by a company on buildings, machinery, equipment etc)
    expenditure of
    an expenditure of £1 million
2. [uncountable] the action of spending or using time, money, energy etc:
    the expenditure of time and money on your house or garden
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expenditure
   ▪ public/government/state expenditure (=money a government spends on the services it provides for people) The Conservatives want to maintain a firm control on public expenditure.
   ▪ national/local expenditure (=money spent by national or local government) There have been cuts in local expenditure on education.
   ▪ military/defence expenditure (=money that a government spends on the armed forces) Military expenditure has been growing year on year.
   ▪ health/welfare/education expenditure (=money that a government spends on providing health services, welfare, or education) There has been a steady rise in welfare expenditure.
   ▪ household expenditure (=the amount of money the people in a house spend on food, heating etc) Sally cut her household expenditure and tried to save every penny she could.
   ▪ total/overall expenditure The company's total expenditure rose by 19%.
   ▪ additional/extra expenditure Businesses have been forced to pass on the additional expenditure to customers.
   ▪ capital expenditure (=money that a company spends on buildings, machinery etc) Capital expenditure on IT equipment will come from a different budget.
   ▪ gross/net expenditure (=the total amount a company spends before/after any tax or costs have been taken away) Spending on research and development represents 13% of our gross expenditure.
■ verbs
   ▪ increase expenditure The company plans to increase capital expenditure by 20% this financial year.
   ▪ cut/reduce expenditure Their policies are designed to cut public expenditure.
   ▪ expenditure rises As public expenditure has risen, so have taxes.
   ▪ expenditure falls Government expenditure on scientific research has fallen in the last few years.
■ phrases
   ▪ an increase/rise in expenditure The government has announced a planned 4.4% increase in public expenditure.
   ▪ a cut/reduction in expenditure There has been a marked reduction in expenditure on some social and welfare services.
   ▪ an item of expenditure (=something a government or person spends money on) Housing is the biggest single item of expenditure in the budgets of most households.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or other organization: Company spending on staff benefits has been cut dramatically in recent years. | There has been a huge increase in government spending. | military spending
   ▪ expenditure formal the amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time – used especially in official documents or reports: British defence expenditure was consistently high during this period. | military expenditure | Expenditure on advertising has gone down.
   ▪ costs the money that a person or organization has to spend on heating, rent, wages etc: What are your annual fuel costs? | Falling sales have forced companies to cut costs.
   ▪ expenses the money that you spend on things that you need, for example on food, rent, and travel: Living expenses are much higher in New York. | I kept a record of all my travel expenses so that I could claim them back.
   ▪ outgoings the money that someone has to spend regularly on rent, bills, food etc for their home or business: The outgoings on a house this size are very high.
   ▪ outlay the amount of money that someone must spend when they first start a new business or activity: The intial outlay on machinery was quite high.
   ▪ overheads British English, overhead American English the money that a business spends regularly on rent, insurance, and other things that are needed to keep the business operating: In London, small businesses often have high overheads.