expenditure

复数：expenditures

1. [U]花费,使用 action of spending or using
2. [U][C](尤指金钱的)支出额 amount (especially money) spent

• cut down〔reduce〕 expenditure削减费用
• economize〔increase〕 expenditure节约〔增加〕开支
• meet expenditure应付开支

• actual expenditure实际支出
• enormous expenditure巨大的费用
• military expenditures军费
• ordinary expenditures经常支出
• personal expenditure个人开支
• unnecessary expenditure不必要的支出
• useless〔wasteful〕 expenditure无用〔浪费〕的开支
• working expenditure工作费用,经营费用

• defense expenditures防御费
• household expenditures家庭开支

• expenditure beyond sb's means超出某人财力的费用
• expenditure for〔of, on〕在…上的支出

revenue and expenditure收支

public expenditure市政开支；公用事业费用

energy expenditure能量消耗

capital expenditure资本支出；基本建设费用

government expenditure政府支出，政府开支

consumption expenditure消费支出

military expenditure军费开支

tax expenditure税式支出；税收优惠造成的财政收入减少

educational expenditure教育开支，教育经费

household expenditure住户开支

operating expenditure营运开支；业务开支

item of expenditure支出项目

maintenance expenditure维修费，维修费用

expenditure account开支帐目

revenue expenditure营业支出；收益支出

additional expenditure附加费用；追加支出

development expenditure发展开支

1. We must try our best to control our expenditure.
   我们必须尽力控制开销。
2. The government intends to cut expenditure on arms.
   政府打算削减军备开支。
3. Such a great task requires the expenditure of much money and time.
   这么庞大的任务需要消耗许多的金钱和时间。