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ex•pend•i•ture
Pronunciation: (ik-spen'di-chur), [key]—
n.
1. the act of expending something, esp. funds; disbursement; consumption.
2. something that is expended; expense:
Unnecessary expenditures include those for luxury items. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.