ex·pend·i·ture /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/ n. 1. (时间、金钱等的)花费，支出；消耗；用光 the substantial expenditure on sth. 用在某事物上的大量花费 The new equipment is not worth the expenditure. 新设备不值这笔开支。 2. 支出额，消耗额；经费，费用 Renovations required an expenditure of about ten thousand dollars. 设备更新花了1万元左右。 unnecessary expenditures 不必要的支出额 defence expenditures 防务费 limit one's expenditures to what is essential 把开销限制在必要的项目上 All departments were asked to cut expenditures by 10%. 各部门都被要求削减经费10%。