expenditures

NOUN

payment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount consumption cost disbursement expense figure investment outlay output price rate spending value

STRONG

application charge dissipation kickback outgo payoff setback splurge throw tune use valuation waste

WEAK

bottom line cash on barrelhead come to squander

Antonyms

WEAK

savings

Example Sentences

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The core personal consumption expenditures index, which excludes food and energy, was up 3.2% in the latest 12-month reading.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Kennedy said some of those catalysts are rising energy prices, a surge in biotech mergers, and increased capital expenditures for AI from hyperscalers.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

These acted as a curb on producers’ capital expenditures, helping reassure investors that companies wouldn’t return to their habit of excessive drilling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

After the latest round of earnings reports, the collective capital expenditures of the four major cloud providers is approaching $700 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Caesar was one of those who wanted to gain the principality of Rome; but if he had survived and had not moderated his expenditures after doing so, he would have destroyed the power he acquired.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli