expenditure

英 [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)]

美 [ɪkˈspendɪtʃər]

n.  花费; 消费; 费用; 开支; (精力、时间、材料等的)耗费，消耗

复数：expenditures　

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Collins.2 / BNC.1658 / COCA.5170

牛津词典

noun

• 花费；消费；费用；开支
  the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
  1. a reduction in public/government/military expenditure
     公共 / 政府 / 军费开支的削减
  2. plans to increase expenditure on health
     增加医疗保健开支的计划
  3. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
     预算案规定支出总额为270亿英镑。
• （精力、时间、材料等的）耗费，消耗
  the use of energy, time, materials, etc.
  1. the expenditure of emotion
     感情耗费
  2. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
     这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 花费;开销;支出
  Expenditureis the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
  1. Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure...
     减税政策必然导致公共支出的削减。
  2. They should cut their expenditure on defence...
     他们应该缩减国防开支。
  3. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
     服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
• N-UNCOUNT （时间、精力等的）消耗，花费
  Expenditure ofsomething such as time or energy is the using of that thing for a particular purpose.
  1. The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
     经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。

英英释义

noun

• the act of consuming something
  Synonym:consumptionusing up
• the act of spending money for goods or services
  Synonym:expending
• money paid out
  Synonym:outgospendingoutlay

双语例句

• Expenditure on health in most of these countries has gone down, and the same is true for education.
  这些国家的医疗支出大多已经下降，教育支出也是如此。
• Expenditure on education has gone up by seven point eight per cent over and above inflation
  扣除通货膨胀因素，教育支出实际增长了7.8%。
• An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
  服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
• In times of financial stringency it is clear that public expenditure has to be closely scrutinized.
  财政紧缩时期，无疑要对公共支出进行严格审查。
• There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure
  这项开支遭到了一些人愤怒的指责。
• Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
  因为要救济300万失业人口，公共支出即将被耗尽。
• The main lines of the plan were a reduction in expenditure and the rationalization of government controls.
  该计划的主要内容是支出的缩减和政府控制的合理化改革。
• The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can
  穷人们利用这个法令，尽量不花费巨额开销就把女儿嫁出去。
• Income and expenditure balance out.
  收入与支出相抵。
• The reckoning up of revenue and expenditure shows a small surplus.
  收支相抵，略有剩余。