expenditure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/ us [ C or U ] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE
the total amount of money that an organization or person spends:
reduce/keep down/cut expenditure We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down.
increase expenditure
expenditure on sth We were forced to cut expenditure on R&D.
advertising/research/IT expenditure
[ U ] formal
the act of using or spending energy, time, or money:
the expenditure of sth on sth The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.
See also
capital expenditure
government expenditure
marketing expenditure
public expenditure
state expenditure