expenditure
noun uk/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/ us/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
C2 [ C or U ]（政府或个人的）全部开支，花费
the total amount of money that a government or person spends
It's part of a drive to cut government expenditure. 这是削减政府开支的一个举措。
The government's annual expenditure on arms has been reduced. 政府已经削减了年度军费开支。
[ U ]（精力、时间或钱的）耗费，花费
the act of using or spending energy, time, or money
The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous. 已经在这项工程上付出了巨大的努力。
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- We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down.
- I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.