expenditure

• Substantivo que designa o ato de gastar dinheiro, tempo ou recursos, ou a quantia total gasta.

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

1. Spending of moneyB2formal

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

   Gasto de dinheiro

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdisbursementexpenseoutgooutlayspending

   Antônimosincomerevenuesaving

2. Use of resourcesB2formal

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

   Gasto

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconsumptionexpendingoutlayspendinguse