EXPENDITURES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

expenditures

noun

plural of expenditure

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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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 Screenshot The company’s capital expenditures were roughly $2 billion combined in 2024 and 2025, with expectations of $725 million this year. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures that would have been unallowable or not recommended in one or more of these states. — Aneri Pattani — Kff Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 Yet, despite decades of effort and millions in capital expenditures, true end-to-end lineage across a complex enterprise mosaic of custom builds and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products remained an elusive goal. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Revenue from red light camera fines would be required to be reinvested in street safety improvements and could not be used for the city’s general fund expenditures. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Yet the Fed pays more attention to a separate gauge, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, which is running hotter than the CPI. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Build Reserves For Economic Uncertainty Have an emergency fund that covers your company expenses for six months in case of unexpected economic fluctuations.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
America's most popular league and its 32 clubs will honor the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, through a series of commemorative efforts in communities across the globe.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Restaurants and private grocery stores are struggling to stay open because of higher supply costs and lower consumption.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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Venezia Spotlight is the festival’s competitive section dedicated to works that showcase emerging trends and demonstrate creative originality and innovation.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Among the more than 40 films in Telluride’s main program are new works from major directors such as Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog, Mike Leigh, Danny Boyle and Paweł Pawlikowski.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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