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Updated June 2026
The action of spending funds or the amount of money spent. Expenditure refers to costs incurred or payments made for goods, services, or operations.
“The government's annual expenditure on healthcare has increased by ten per cent.”
/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
ex·pend·i·ture
Contains three E's and two X's. Watch for the pattern EXPEN and the -DITURE ending.
Worth 21 points base value. The X (8 points) and D (2 points) offer good scoring potential.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “expenditure”.
12-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “expenditure”.
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