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| /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə/ |
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| 1 | C/U money spent by a government , organization , or person （政府、组织或个人的）花费，开销，支出 |
| Expenditure should ideally not exceed income. 理想情况下支出不能超过收入。 |
| government/public expenditure 政府/公共支出 |
| capital expenditure 资本支出 |
| +on The budget will certainly include increased expenditure on education. 这个预算当然包括增加的教育支出。 |
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| 2 | U the use of time , money , energy etc doing something 耗费；使用 |
| +of The whole project was a wasteful expenditure of time and effort. 整项工程都是对时间和精力的浪费。 |
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