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. 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。

3. Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.

今年的支出应正好低于150亿英镑。

4. 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。

5. 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。