音标：[ik'spenditʃә]
n. 开支, 费用, 用光, 消费额
【经】 支出, 费用, 消费
在线英汉词典

expenditure的短语、例句：

expenditure n 1 [U] action of spending or using 花费; 使用
the expenditure of money on weapons 购置武器的开支
expenditure of energy on a project 在一项目上耗费的精力. 2 [C, U] amount (esp of money) spent （尤指金钱的）支出额
an expenditure of 500 on new furniture 购买新家具的500英镑开销
Limit your expenditure(s) to what is essential. 你要把开销限制在必要的范围内. Cf 参看 receipt 3.