expenditure

A noun referring to the act of spending money, time, or resources, or the total amount spent.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее акт траты денег, времени или ресурсов, или общую потраченную сумму.esSustantivo que designa el acto de gastar dinero, tiempo o recursos, o el monto total gastado.frNom désignant l'action de dépenser de l'argent, du temps ou des ressources, ou le montant total ainsi dépensé.deSubstantiv, das den Vorgang des Ausgebens von Geld, Zeit oder Ressourcen oder die insgesamt ausgegebene Summe bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa o ato de gastar dinheiro, tempo ou recursos, ou a quantia total gasta.zh名词，指花费金钱、时间或资源的行为，或指所花费的总量（开支、经费）。arاسم يشير إلى عملية إنفاق المال أو الوقت أو الموارد، أو إلى المبلغ الإجمالي المنفق.

1. Spending of money B2 formal

   The act of spending money on goods, services, or projects.

   • The government announced a reduction in military expenditure.
   • We need to track our monthly expenditure carefully.
   • The company's expenditure on research has increased significantly.

   ruРасходование денегesgasto de dinerofrDépense d'argentdeAusgabe von GeldptGasto de dinheirozh支出arإنفاق المال

   Synonymes: disbursementexpenseoutgooutlayspending

   Antonymes: incomerevenuesaving

2. Use of resources B2 formal

   The amount of time, energy, or effort used for a particular purpose.

   • The project required a huge expenditure of time and effort.
   • Minimizing energy expenditure is key to long-distance running.
   • The expenditure of resources on this initiative was justified.

   ruЗатратаesGasto de recursosfrDépense de ressourcesdeAufwandptGastozh消耗arاستهلاك الموارد

   Synonymes: consumptionexpendingoutlayspendinguse

• expenditures plural form
• expenditures' possessive plural form
• expenditure's possessive singular form