expenditure

ik'spenditʃә

四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

n money paid out; an amount spent
n the act of spending money for goods or services
n the act of consuming something

n. 开支, 费用, 用光, 消费额
[经] 支出, 费用, 消费

Collins 星级

1,658

BNC 频率

5,170

使用频率

expenditure 由前缀 ex-（意为“向外”）和词根 pend（意为“花费、悬挂”）及后缀 -iture 组成，整体意思为“支出”或“开销”。

例句

1. The government announced an increase in its expenditure for education.

政府宣布增加教育支出。

2. We need to reduce our monthly expenditure to save more money.

我们需要减少每月的支出，以便节省更多钱。

3. Her expenditure on groceries has doubled since last year.

她的食品杂货支出自去年以来翻了一番。