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Ongoing vs Expenditure - What's the difference?

ongoing | expenditure |

As nouns the difference between ongoing and expenditure

is that ongoing is something that is going on; a happening while expenditure is (uncountable|countable) act of expending or paying out.

As an adjective ongoing

is continuing, permanent.

ongoing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • continuing, permanent
  • presently or currently happening; being in progress

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is going on; a happening.
  • * 1961 , Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure
    • We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.

    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