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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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The New Jersey governor has said the inflated prices are because Fifa has refused to subsidise transport expenditure.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Enthusiasm on AI, pushing corporate profits to a record External link, is helping the economy—and so is large government expenditure.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In comparison, the AI capital expenditure was $12.7 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite this expenditure, Hoover had decided, after assuming command of the bureau, to dump the case back on state authorities in order to evade responsibility for the failure.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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