expenditure

支出、経費

何かのために使ったお金の額。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： expenditure on something (Annual expenditure on repairs rose sharply.)

類義語： spending, outlay, expenses

よく使う表現： annual expenditure, public expenditure, expenditure on something

消費、支出

お金、時間、エネルギーを使うこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： expenditure of something (The task required a large expenditure of effort.)

類義語： spending, use

よく使う表現： expenditure of energy, expenditure of time, expenditure of effort