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Alms vs Expenditure - What's the difference?

alms | expenditure |

As nouns the difference between alms and expenditure

is that alms is something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food while expenditure is (uncountable|countable) act of expending or paying out.

alms

English

Noun

(alms)
  • Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
    • She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms .
    Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
  • * c.'' 1779 ,
    • St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.

    Related terms

    * eleemosynary

    Anagrams

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    expenditure

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
  • (uncountable, countable) Amount expended; expense; outlay.
    • The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.

    Synonyms

    * (act of expending) * (amount expended) disbursement, expense, payment, cost, charge, outlay