Synonyms for expenditure
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The amount expended; expense; outlay.
The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- expenditures → outlays, costs, expenses, disbursements…
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Outlay is used of some definite expenditure, as for the purchase of supplies; outgo of a steady drain or of incidental expenses.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- expense Our household expense got into the red last month.
- outlay The initial outlay is quite high, but it's sure to pay off.
- consumption One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expenditure | falling | |
| expense | falling | |
| outlay | falling | |
| disbursement | falling | |
| consumption | falling | |
| expending | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cost1
- 5 letters
- price1, touch1, waste1
- 6 letters
- charge1, outlay2, charre
- 7 letters
- payment2, expense2
- 9 letters
- expending3
- 11 letters
- consumption3
- 12 letters
- disbursement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outlay2 = 2 syllables).