expenditure
n.(时间等)支出,消费
释义2:
expenditure
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◙ noun1. [mass noun] the action of spending funds• 花费;支出 »the expenditure of taxpayers' money. 对纳税人的钱的使用。 an amount of money spent• 经费;费用;开支 »cuts in public expenditure. 对公共开支的削减。 the use of energy, time, or other resources• (能量、时间或其他资源的)使用,花费 »work is the expenditure of energy. 工作消耗体能。【语源】
1. mid 18th cent.: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor 'officer in charge of expenditure', from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere 'pay out'(see expend )
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