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

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expenditures

Concerns about the industry’s $1 trillion in expected yearly capital expenditures aren’t new.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The core personal-consumption expenditures price index rose by 3.1% in September from a year earlier, according to a separate Commerce Department report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company is planning capital expenditures of around $200 billion this year, increasing to an analyst forecast of about $312 billion next year, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the final quarter of 2026, Microsoft expects capital expenditures to reach more $50 billion, which will bring its total spending for the year to $170 billion, she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, he took a job in Washington, analyzing weapons expenditures for the U.S.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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