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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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Higher capital expenditure, revenue guidance falling short of expectations, and the growth of cloud computing diluting the company’s software margins all look like concerns.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The earnings upgrade is partly offset by higher capital expenditure and an elevated 39.1% effective tax rate, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In comparison, the AI capital expenditure was $12.7 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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




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