Payment of cash or cash-equivalent for goods or services, or a charge against available funds in settlement of an obligation as evidenced by an invoice, receipt, voucher, or other such document. See also revenue expenditure, capital expenditure.
Use 'expenditure' in a Sentence
The new machine was a large expenditure whose cost had be justified by an even larger increase in productivity and sales.
For our group to survive the coming days alive we would have to be sure that the expenditure of our supplies were carefully monitored.
The cafe owner decided to consult with her employees about how she could reduce wasteful expenditures in supply ordering and utilities.
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Income and Expenditures
"If a little money does not go out, great money will not come in."