expenditure

The amount of money spent on something.

• Total expenditure was higher than expected.
• The council reduced its expenditure on roads.
• Does this figure include expenditure on staff training?

How to use it: expenditure on something (Annual expenditure on repairs rose sharply.)

Similar words: spending, outlay, expenses

Common phrases: annual expenditure, public expenditure, expenditure on something

The act of using money, time, or energy.

• Avoid unnecessary expenditure of energy.
• The journey required considerable expenditure of time.
• They approved the expenditure of public money on the project.

How to use it: expenditure of something (The task required a large expenditure of effort.)

Similar words: spending, use

Common phrases: expenditure of energy, expenditure of time, expenditure of effort