1
as in expense
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in effort
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of expenditure
For example, homebuilders are using AI to help allocate capital expenditures and labor.
—
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
An independent expenditure political action committee led by a Connecticut businessman filed paperwork Friday to back Michael Minogue, a South Hamilton Republican and major GOP donor who launched a campaign for governor earlier this month.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Denver Health also partners on Denver’s Housing to Health Program, a permanent supportive housing program launched in 2022 that aims to reduce health care expenditures for people experiencing chronic homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
But by 2016, the company’s expenditure eclipsed its sales.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expenditure
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
An independent expenditure political action committee led by a Connecticut businessman filed paperwork Friday to back Michael Minogue, a South Hamilton Republican and major GOP donor who launched a campaign for governor earlier this month.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Denver Health also partners on Denver’s Housing to Health Program, a permanent supportive housing program launched in 2022 that aims to reduce health care expenditures for people experiencing chronic homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
But by 2016, the company’s expenditure eclipsed its sales.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expenditure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
Noun
-
Marco Aguilera, the Fort Lauderdale chief waterways officer, applied for the grant, which will cover 75 percent of eligible expenses for five years.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
-
Jenny Rosales’ brother, Fernando Rosales, organized a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
What To Know According to the Associated Press (AP), the vote enables the county Board of Supervisors to approve rent relief efforts to tenants who cannot afford to pay their monthly costs of living due to the immigration crackdowns.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
-
Doug McMillon, the company’s president and CEO, said the latest partnership with OpenAI is merely a powerful extension of the company’s own AI efforts and plans.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
It was originally intended to protect electricity ratepayers from having to shoulder the costs of data centers in their communities, but now simply authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to study whether the cost-shift is happening.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
-
Record high inflation and a weak yen are also squeezing households and driving up living costs.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The researchers noted that torsional loading is not as strongly associated with injury risk as vertical loading, but future work may explore whether improved stroller design or posture cues could mitigate those twisting forces.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
-
The San Jose region’s faster bounce-back may be attributable in part to an easier commute to work than in San Francisco and the East Bay, and tech campuses with free parking, making in-office work more appealing, the Bay Area Council’s Saisz said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share