ex·pen·di·ture 
/ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/ noun
plural ex·pen·di·tures /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/ noun formal 1 a : an amount of money that is spent on something [count] ▪ Your income should exceed your expenditures. [=you should earn more money than you spend] ▪ an increase in military expenditures [noncount] ▪ an increase in military expenditure
b : an amount of time, energy, effort, etc., that is used to do something [count] ▪ vast expenditures of time and effort [noncount] ▪ The energy expenditure was significant. 2 a [noncount] : the act of spending money
▪ the expenditure of funds for the new school
b : the act of using something (such as time or effort) for a particular purpose [noncount] ▪ greater expenditure of effort [count] ▪ The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part.
b : an amount of time, energy, effort, etc., that is used to do something [count] ▪ vast expenditures of time and effort [noncount] ▪ The energy expenditure was significant.
▪ the expenditure of funds for the new school
b : the act of using something (such as time or effort) for a particular purpose [noncount] ▪ greater expenditure of effort [count] ▪ The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part.
