expenditure
/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- the action of spending funds花费; 支出：
the expenditure of taxpayers' money.
对纳税人的钱的使用。
1.1
- an amount of money spent（开支的）经费, 费用; 开支：
cuts in public expenditure.
公共开支的削减。
1.2
- the use of energy, time, or other resources（精力、时间或其他资源的）使用, 用, 花：
work is the expenditure of energy.
工作就得花精力。
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