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expenditure

英 [ɪk'spendɪtʃə; ek-] 美 [ɪk'spɛndɪtʃɚ]

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解释

n. 支出，花费；经费，消费额

※ 提供单词"expenditure"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

expenditure 花销

来自expend, 花费。

英文词源

expenditure (n.): 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.

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例句和用法

1. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.: 他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。

2. It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.: 该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。

3. Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.: 今年的支出应正好低于150亿英镑。

4. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.: 服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。

5. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.: 他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。