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expenditure

noun

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Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.

The treasurer asked the committee to justify each proposed expenditure.
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The neighborhood theater recorded expenditure on paint, costumes, and room hire in separate columns so members could see where its money went.
From A Budget Across Two Seasons.
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