noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
Canada, General-American:/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/
Canada, General-American:/ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/
California, Southern:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ɪkˈspendɪt͡ʃə/
CMU ARPABET:IH0 K S P EH1 N D AH0 CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH0 K S P EH1 N D IH0 CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Act of expending or paying out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The amount expended; expense; outlay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable, usually
Examples
The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of consuming something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consumption, using up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: depletion
Narrower terms: burnup
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of spending money for goods or services
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.