expenditure
UK [ɪk'spen.dɪ.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] noun
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■the total amount of money that a government or person spends （政府或个人的）全部开支，花费•It's part of a drive to cut government expenditure.这是削减政府开支的一个方法。 •The government's annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.政府已经缩减了年度军备开支。 uncountable
■the act of using or spending energy, time or money （精力、时间或钱的）耗费，花费•The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.已经在这项工程上付出了重大的努力。 |