# expenditure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #10,544

## Definitions
1. Act of expending or paying out.
2. The amount expended; expense; outlay.

## Etymology
From stem of Medieval Latin expenditus, irregular perfect passive participle of expendō (“I weigh, I pay out”), + -ure (“process or result”).

## Easily confused with
- **expenditures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expenditure-vs-expenditures)

## Common misspellings (16)
`epxenditure`, `exepnditure`, `expedniture`, `expendditure`, `expenditrue`, `expenditture`, `expendituer`, `expenditurre`, `expendiutre`, `expendtiure`, `expenidture`, `expennditure`, `expnediture`, `exppenditure`, `exxpenditure`, `xependiture`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/expenditure