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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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These tools can help commanders by automatically identifying enemy vehicles from drone feeds or tracking ammunition expenditure to predict resupply needs, Matthaidess said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"The panel is satisfied that Ms Campbell was not responsible for the inappropriate use of the charity's resources or any unjustified expenditure, nor did she contribute or facilitate it," they said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Candidates would have to abide by certain expenditure limits and follow strict criteria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Investors are awaiting Wednesday's release of personal consumption expenditure data for October, with the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation likely to play a key role at its policy meeting at the end of October.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This need to be always on guard was an unmeasured expenditure of energy, the slow siphoning of the essence.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

While the term has no standard definition under accounting rules, free cash flow is typically calculated as cash flow from operating activities minus capital expenditures, or capex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Operating cash flow rose 85% from a year earlier to $4.7 billion, but capital expenditures more than doubled to $5.8 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Both AI companies have skyrocketing capital expenditures, and the coming months are critical in showing Wall Street they have sustainable businesses and revenue streams to back up trillion-plus dollar valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A company’s free-cash-flow yield is its remaining cash flow after capital expenditures, or spending on physical assets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The directors of the Exposition Company did decide to seek a direct appropriation from Congress, but their request triggered a congressional investigation of the fair’s expenditures.

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




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