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as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result
you'll have to drastically cut back on your clothing expenditures if you hope to save anything
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as in efforts
the active use of energy in producing a result
the expenditure of the nation's military might on wars that may or may not involve the national interest
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Recent Examples of expenditures
That would represent growth of 66% in capital expenditures for the year—an additional $200 billion—over 2025, Samik Chatterjee and his colleagues estimate.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Matthew Burry, an accountant with Whittlesey who was reviewing Blue Hills expenditures, emailed Gallon-Clark in March 2024 to flag several potential issues with one of the two $600,000 payments that Cicero’s businesses received.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
James Massey, Englewood Elitism is on full display in The Denver Post editorial about an issue of expenditures in Cherry Creek Schools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares fell almost 4% on Thursday as investors reacted to rising capital expenditures and a potentially slower rollout of key initiatives like robotaxis and full self-driving.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Capital expenditures in 2026 will exceed $25 billion, the company disclosed along with its earnings Wednesday, roughly three times last year’s outlay.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, has projected record capital expenditures this year and has announced several multibillion-dollar deals with AI partners over the past few months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Pritzker’s $10 million in contributions to Illinois Future accounted for a substantial portion of the roughly $24 million in outside expenditures reported in the race.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Since city and county revenue is derived almost exclusively from local property taxes, the tax base will not support levies for an amount sufficient to finance these new expenditures.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Matthew Burry, an accountant with Whittlesey who was reviewing Blue Hills expenditures, emailed Gallon-Clark in March 2024 to flag several potential issues with one of the two $600,000 payments that Cicero’s businesses received.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
James Massey, Englewood Elitism is on full display in The Denver Post editorial about an issue of expenditures in Cherry Creek Schools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares fell almost 4% on Thursday as investors reacted to rising capital expenditures and a potentially slower rollout of key initiatives like robotaxis and full self-driving.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Capital expenditures in 2026 will exceed $25 billion, the company disclosed along with its earnings Wednesday, roughly three times last year’s outlay.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, meanwhile, has projected record capital expenditures this year and has announced several multibillion-dollar deals with AI partners over the past few months.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Pritzker’s $10 million in contributions to Illinois Future accounted for a substantial portion of the roughly $24 million in outside expenditures reported in the race.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Since city and county revenue is derived almost exclusively from local property taxes, the tax base will not support levies for an amount sufficient to finance these new expenditures.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditures
Noun
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Fuel is one of the largest expenses for airlines.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The campaign was created to help ease the financial strain associated with her care, including treatment costs, complementary therapies, travel to medical appointments and everyday living expenses.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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At the same time, the county is kickstarting public outreach efforts for the project, including monthly informational Zoom meetings and door-to-door outreach.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Twenty years later, Edward Threatt, whose father once ran a bar and restaurant next to the station, led his family’s efforts to restore the building, aided by grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other organizations.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Polls show more voters blame Trump and Republicans for both shutdowns and agree with the Democratic stance on the key issues at stake, like health care costs and the mass deportation campaign.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The gallery would dedicate its third exhibition to Smith, presenting two monumental works by the artist made in the mid-1960s and early ’70s.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those are real-life examples of recent scams plaguing the publishing industry that target authors’ wallets and original works.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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