expenditure

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“The expansion is limited to a specific category of expenditure tied to reducing dependence on fossil fuels,” economists at Morgan Stanley wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Back then, it was a way of "resetting" Franco-German relations and pooling what were, at the time, more "limited" financial resources in terms of defence expenditure, Bergs explained.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

It can also encourage consumers to borrow more, fueling further expenditure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

For myself, I found that I was expressing my tendency to lavish expenditure, and to patronise Herbert, and to boast of my great prospects, before I quite knew that I had opened my lips.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens