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Expenditure vs Expend - What's the difference?

expenditure | expend |

As a noun expenditure

is (uncountable|countable) act of expending or paying out.

As a verb expend is

(label) to consume, exhaust (some resource).

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

    expend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
  • * , King Henry VI Part 2 , act 3, scene 1:
    • If my death might make this island happy
    I would expend it with all willingness.
  • to spend, disburse