expenditure
noun
ɪkˈspendɪtʃə
noun
1
the
total
amount
of
money
that
a
government,
organization,
or
person
spends
during
a
particular
period
of
time
开支（额），支出（额）;
C,U
[+
on
]
expenditure
on
research
and
development
用于研发的开支
huge
cuts
in
public
expenditure
(=the
amount
of
money
a
government
spends
on
services
for
the
public)
公共开支的大幅度削减
government
expenditure
on
education
政府的教育开支
capital
expenditure
[+
of
]
an
expenditure
of
£1
million
一百万英镑的支出额
2
the
action
of
spending
or
using
time,
money,
energy
etc
〔时间、金钱、精力等的〕耗费，花费
U
the
expenditure
of
time
and
money
on
your
house
or
garden
在你房子或花园上所花费的时间和金钱