1769, "act of expending," from Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere "to weigh out; to pay out" (see expend) + -ure. Meaning "that which is expended" is from 1791. Related: Expenditures.
雙語例句
1. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.
他通過嚴格控制公共開支保持預算平衡。
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2. It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.
該項目的開支是否真的合理還未可知。
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3. Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.
今年的支出應正好低于150億英鎊。
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4. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
服裝費將可算作貿易或商務開支。
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5. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.