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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
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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
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Recent Examples of expenditure
In Arizona, voucher expenditures are hundreds of millions of dollars more than predicted, leaving an enormous shortfall in the state budget.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
His support for these expenditures, which by the early nineties amounted to more than a hundred million dollars, stood in contrast with his aggressive efforts to cut the rest of the budget.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Capital expenditures for the period were $1,447 million, used primarily for store remodels, new store openings, and investments in digital and technology platforms.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
As Netflix acknowledged again this past week, even the most tech-savvy organizations can lose track of cloud expenditures.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
His support for these expenditures, which by the early nineties amounted to more than a hundred million dollars, stood in contrast with his aggressive efforts to cut the rest of the budget.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Capital expenditures for the period were $1,447 million, used primarily for store remodels, new store openings, and investments in digital and technology platforms.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
As Netflix acknowledged again this past week, even the most tech-savvy organizations can lose track of cloud expenditures.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditure
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Allegations include nonpayment for all hours worked, nonpayment of overtime, not being reimbursed for business expenses and not being paid severance.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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What’s more, Goldberg said to expect more improvements on revenue and expense targets — even after they were met in 2024.Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Protecting those at-risk people from severe effects of respiratory illness and norovirus requires a group effort, said Mohammed Raja, MD, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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TikTok mounted a last-ditch effort at the Supreme Court on Friday meant to stop a ban of the app set to take effect within days -- but the platform's arguments may have landed with a thud.Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ethics and costs led one California DA to commute death sentences.Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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Testing out the ability of the Raptor engines to fly multiple missions is key for SpaceX: The company intends to reuse every portion of the Starship system in order to drive down costs as well as cut down on the time between missions.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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First performed in 1927, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s work is a pioneering tale of romance, race and American culture at a turning point.Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work.Joseph Cimpian, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Expenditure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditure. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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