expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /

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 valuation waste

WEAK

bottom line cash on barrelhead come to squander

Antonyms

WEAK

savings

Example Sentences

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As Amazon doubles down on AI investments while also laying off workers, the company also expects its capital expenditures to hit $200 billion this year.

From Los Angeles Times

Already, Oracle said on its earnings release last week it’s not increasing its planned capital expenditures for this year.

From Barron's

This reduces the capital expenditures Oracle needs to make.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher capital expenditures and fewer buybacks could pressure companies’ earnings-per-share numbers, at least in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fed’s preferred measure of underlying inflation—the core personal-consumption expenditures price index, which strips out volatile food and energy prices—accelerated to 3.1% in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

expenditure

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