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noun
The amount or portion of a person's or group's expenditures which is used for non-essential or voluntary disbursements; the amount or portion of one's expenditures which one may make as one sees fit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
The action of making such expenditures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
US government expenditures which are subject to annual review and authorization by Congress, as distinct from expenditures authorized by existing laws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
Topics: business, finance, finances, government
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