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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

While there are several different indicators, the two main ones are the Consumer Price Index by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index by the Department of Commerce.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

According to research by Oxford Economics, every $1 decrease in wealth results in a 14-cent decrease in spending as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures index.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Personal Consumption Expenditures data later on Thursday, a metric favored by the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

At the core of Miran’s case is housing inflation, which accounts for a large share of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

Expenditures on public housing have fallen since the 1980s, and the expansion of public rental subsidies came to a halt in the mid-1990s.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich