expenditure

n.花费，支出；费用，经费；（尤指金钱的）支出额；（精力、时间、材料等的）耗费

noun

1. 花费；消费；费用；开支
   the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
   1. a reduction in public/government/military expenditure
      公共 / 政府 / 军费开支的削减
   2. plans to increase expenditure on health
      增加医疗保健开支的计划
   3. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
      预算案规定支出总额为270亿英镑。
2. （精力、时间、材料等的）耗费，消耗
   the use of energy, time, materials, etc.
   1. the expenditure of emotion
      感情耗费
   2. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
      这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。

名词复数形式:expenditures

expenditure 花销

来自expend, 花费。

1. He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.
   他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。
2. There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure
   这项开支遭到了一些人愤怒的指责。
3. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items
   他们将会考虑削减不必要的开销。
4. For the economy to be in equilibrium, income must equal expenditure.
   经济要达到平衡，收支必须均衡。
5. Record every expenditure you make.
   记下你的每一笔花销。
6. Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure
   减税政策必然导致公共支出的削减。
7. They should cut their expenditure on defence
   他们应该缩减国防开支。
8. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
   服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
9. The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
   经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。
10. The policy tried to check the exponential growth of public expenditure.
    该政策试图控制公共开支的迅猛增长。
11. Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
    政府开支依靠征税款和借贷来维持。
12. The main lines of the plan were a reduction in expenditure and the rationalization of government controls.
    该计划的主要内容是支出的缩减和政府控制的合理化改革。
13. The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can
    穷人们利用这个法令，尽量不花费巨额开销就把女儿嫁出去。
14. One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.
    这些改革的目的之一就是以最低成本实现有效的防御。
15. Expenditure on education has gone up by seven point eight per cent over and above inflation
    扣除通货膨胀因素，教育支出实际增长了7.8%。
16. It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified
    该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
17. Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure
    有足够的钱，似乎很难见到有人为花费而烦心。
18. He is rigorous in his control of expenditure.
    他对支出控制得非常严格。
19. The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure
    该国政府入不敷出。
20. Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
    因为要救济300万失业人口，公共支出即将被耗尽。
21. In times of financial stringency it is clear that public expenditure has to be closely scrutinized.
    财政紧缩时期，无疑要对公共支出进行严格审查。
22. Expenditure on health in most of these countries has gone down, and the same is true for education.
    这些国家的医疗支出大多已经下降，教育支出也是如此。
23. The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.
    我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
24. The reckoning up of revenue and expenditure shows a small surplus.
    收支相抵，略有剩余。
25. I have to adjust my expenditure to my income.
    我必须量入为出。
26. Energy expenditure can be minimized by a properly performed above-the-knee amputation.
    能量消耗可通过恰当的膝上截肢术最小化。
27. Income and expenditure balance out.
    收入与支出相抵。
28. Income and expenditure roughly balance.
    收支大体平衡。
29. By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.
    相比之下，去年教育经费增加了。