词组 | expenditure |
释义 | expenditure /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə $ -ər/ noun the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of timeadjectives/nouns + expenditurepublic/government/state expenditure (=money a government spends on the services it provides for people) The Conservatives want to maintain a firm control on public expenditure.national/local expenditure (=money spent by national or local government) There have been cuts in local expenditure on education.military/defence expenditure (=money that a government spends on the armed forces) Military expenditure has been growing each year.health/welfare/education expenditure There has been a steady rise in welfare expenditure.household expenditure (=the money the people in a house spend on food, heating etc) The figures show that household expenditure on fuel has risen.total/overall expenditure The company’s total expenditure rose by 19%.additional/extra expenditure Businesses have been forced to pass on the additional expenditure to customers.capital expenditure (=money that a company spends on buildings, machinery etc) Capital expenditure on IT equipment will come from a different budget.gross/net expenditure (=the total amount a company spends before/after tax or costs have been taken away) Spending on research and development represents 13% of our gross expenditure.verbsincrease expenditure The company plans to increase capital expenditure by 20% this financial year.cut/reduce expenditure The school has been told it must cut expenditure.control expenditure The government intends to strictly control public expenditure.incur expenditure formal (=have to spend money) They will incur additional expenditure on architects’ fees.expenditure rises As public expenditure has risen, so have taxes.expenditure falls Government expenditure on scientific research has fallen in the last few years.prepositionsexpenditure on sth Expenditure on education has increased.expenditure of £5 million/$4 billion etc The government proposed expenditure of £10 billion on modernizing the rail network.phrasesan increase/rise in expenditure The government has announced a planned 4.4% increase in public expenditure.a cut/reduction in expenditure There has been a significant cut in expenditure on social and welfare services.an item of expenditure (=something a government or person spends money on) Housing is the biggest single item of expenditure in most household budgets.the level of expenditure The level of expenditure on military equipment was too high.THESAURUS: expenditure → spending |
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