expenditure
ex·pen·di·ture/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/noun
expenditure is spelled E-X-P-E-N-D-I-T-U-R-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (ex·pen·di·ture). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expenditure means “Act of expending or paying out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expenditure is expenditures.
How many letters and syllables are in expenditure?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-E-N-D-I-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·pen·di·ture |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expenditure?
Expenditure appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce expenditure?
- UK /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
- UK /ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/
- US /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/
Expenditure has 4 syllables, split ex·pen·di·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-expenditure.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expenditure
- expenditures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expenditure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Act of expending or paying out.
- 2
The amount expended; expense; outlay.
The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expenditure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépense |
| German | Aufwand , Aufwendungen, Ausgaben, Unkosten |
| Portuguese | gastamento , despesa, gasto |
| Spanish | gasto, desembolso, gastamiento, expendición, expendio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does expenditure come from?
From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“to weigh, to pay out”), + -ure (“process or result”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).