1769, "act of expending," from Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere "to weigh out; to pay out" (see expend) + -ure. Meaning "that which is expended" is from 1791. Related: Expenditures.
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1. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.
他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。
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2. It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.
该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
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3. Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.
今年的支出应正好低于150亿英镑。
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4. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
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5. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.
