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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expenditures

“And if construction slows, then maybe capital expenditures are lower, and that’s also good for credit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Once miners unplug their mining rigs, they give up the daily crypto revenue that once helped sustain their capital expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The personal-consumption expenditures price index rose 3.6% in September, accelerating from August’s 3.4% gain and compared with a 3.7% consensus expectation from The Wall Street Journal’s poll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The expectation is that some $1 trillion in capital expenditures will be needed in each of the next few years to build enough data centers to meet the voracious needs of AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In his private practice Burnham was accustomed to having complete control over expenditures needed to build his skyscrapers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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